[meteorite-list] MIR descent threat, another
From: CMcdon0923_at_aol.com <CMcdon0923_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:36 2004 Message-ID: <ea.125d768a.27d8758e_at_aol.com> --part1_ea.125d768a.27d8758e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Western health officials have in the past expressed concerns about > microorganisms that could be brought back to earth after a Russian > microbiologist 13 years ago discovered the first of many aggressive forms > of fungi inhabiting Mir. > Cosmonauts/astronauts have been coming and going to Mir for a decade. Certainly, spores/cells, etc., from these microorganisms have previously managed to hitch a ride back under much less hostile conditions than through a flaming atmospheric reentry? Craig McDonald --part1_ea.125d768a.27d8758e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Western health officials have in the past expressed concerns about <BR>microorganisms that could be brought back to earth after a Russian <BR>microbiologist 13 years ago discovered the first of many aggressive forms <BR>of fungi inhabiting Mir. <BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR>Cosmonauts/astronauts have been coming and going to Mir for a decade. <BR>Certainly, spores/cells, etc., from these microorganisms have previously <BR>managed to hitch a ride back under much less hostile conditions than through <BR>a flaming atmospheric reentry? <BR> <BR>Craig McDonald </FONT></HTML> --part1_ea.125d768a.27d8758e_boundary-- Received on Thu 08 Mar 2001 12:41:34 AM PST |
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