[meteorite-list] NP Article, 04-1970 Nininger, Meteorite Damaged Apollo 13
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:40 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV86g8STijsCn00004b0b_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C31B0B.A03F2970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Manitowoc Herald Times =20 City: Manitowoc, Wisconsin =20 Date: Tuesday, April 14, 1970 Page: 10-M Meteorite Could Cause Power Failure SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) - The power failure on Apollo 13 probably was caused b= y a very small meteorite, Dr. Harvey Nininger said today. Nininger, regarded as an expert on the subject, said he had given this "v= ery positive opinion" to the National Aeronautics and Space Administratio= n after being consulted by it monday night. He said he didn't see why some technologists think the mishap may have be= en caused by a connection going wrong on the spacecraft since there have = been so many successful lauches and returns. "We've known all along of the hazard of meteorites in space," he said, "b= ut we've said very little about it because the flights have been so succe= ssful. "I feel that while we probably have had an encounter with a meteorite, it= could have been very disastrous if it had been larger or had punctured t= he part where the men are living." Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C31B0B.A03F2970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><B><FONT size=3D= 2> <P>Title:</B> Manitowoc Herald Times </P><B> <P>City:</B> Manitowoc, W= isconsin </P><B> <P>Date:</B> Tuesday, April 14, 1970</P> <P>Page: 10-M</= P> <P> </P> <P>Meteorite Could Cause Power Failure</P> <P> </P>= <P>SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) - The power failure on Apollo 13 probably was caus= ed by a very small meteorite, Dr. Harvey Nininger said today.</P> <P>Nini= nger, regarded as an expert on the subject, said he had given this "very = positive opinion" to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration af= ter being consulted by it monday night.</P> <P>He said he didn't see why = some technologists think the mishap may have been caused by a connection = going wrong on the spacecraft since there have been so many successful la= uches and returns.</P> <P>"We've known all along of the hazard of meteori= tes in space," he said, "but we've said very little about it because the = flights have been so successful.</P> <P>"I feel that while we probably ha= ve had an encounter with a meteorite, it could have been very disastrous = if it had been larger or had punctured the part where the men are living.= "</P></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-li= ne archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C31B0B.A03F2970-- Received on Thu 15 May 2003 06:58:44 PM PDT |
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