[meteorite-list] Annother succesful landing, who said NASA was ineficient?
From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:09 2004 Message-ID: <002d01c3e435$cce95830$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C3E3FB.201A5940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I donated a specimen of 998 to the UofA 2 years ago, and hundreds of = other specimens. He showed a polarized thin section blown up onto a ~300 = inch TV? It was gorgeous, he also showed Chassigny and Dag 476, but 998 = was by far the best.=20 People were fascinated.=20 Mike ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Walter Branch=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Annother succesful landing, who said = NASA was ineficient? Hi Mike, >OH yeah, Dr David Kring showed NWA 998 to all the >people, nice to look at a piece of Mars while a machine >was burning through it's atmosphere. Gave me chills.=20 Your probably did a lot toward good PR between scientists and = meteorite dealers and collectors. Very nice. I am curious, what was = the reaction of the scientists and others upon viewing and holding NWA = 998. When I show a piece of Zagami to others, the usual first question is, = "why isn't it red?" -Walter ------------------------------------------ www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Farmer=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:33 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Annother succesful landing, who said NASA = was ineficient? Hi everyone, I attended a special party at the LPL at the University = of Arizona tonight. We were linked up live with JPL and watched the = entire landing sequence live. It was great. I am still in awe that = people can send a machine 100 million miles away, send it at 12,000 = miles per hour burning like a meteor, and land it safely.=20 It is on one side, so the rover is not upright like Spirit was, so = it will take a little longer to get the petals open, but not a problem. People could learn alot from NASA, and I hate to listen to = whiners until they can show proof that it can be done better than NASA = has done.=20 WAY TO GO JPL, NASA, and all who are working on these landers.=20 Another great day for the USA space program.=20 Mike Farmer OH yeah, Dr David Kring showed NWA 998 to all the people, nice to = look at a piece of Mars while a machine was burning through it's = atmosphere. Gave me chills. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C3E3FB.201A5940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I donated a specimen of 998 to the UofA = 2 years=20 ago, and hundreds of other specimens. He showed a polarized thin section = blown=20 up onto a ~300 inch TV? It was gorgeous, he also showed Chassigny and = Dag 476,=20 but 998 was by far the best. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>People were fascinated. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net = href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net">Walter=20 Branch</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, 2004 = 10:29=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Annother=20 succesful landing, who said NASA was ineficient?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Mike,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>OH yeah, Dr David Kring showed = NWA 998 to all=20 the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>people, nice to look at a piece = of Mars while=20 a machine</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>was burning through it's = atmosphere. Gave me=20 chills. </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your probably did a lot toward good = PR between=20 scientists and meteorite dealers and collectors. Very = nice. I am=20 curious, what was the reaction of the scientists and others upon = viewing=20 and holding NWA 998.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When I show a piece of Zagami to others, the usual first question = is,=20 "why isn't it red?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-Walter</DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV>------------------------------------------<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmeteoritehunter_at_comcast.net=20 href=3D"mailto:meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net">Michael Farmer</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, = 2004 1:33=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Annother=20 succesful landing, who said NASA was ineficient?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi everyone, I attended a special = party at the=20 LPL at the University of Arizona tonight. We were linked up = live with=20 JPL and watched the entire landing sequence live. It was great. I am = still=20 in awe that people can send a machine 100 million miles away, send = it at=20 12,000 miles per hour burning like a meteor, and land it safely.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is on one side, so the rover is = not upright=20 like Spirit was, so it will take a little longer to get the petals = open, but=20 not a problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> People could = learn alot from=20 NASA, and I hate to listen to whiners until they can show proof that = it can=20 be done better than NASA has done. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WAY TO GO JPL, NASA, and all who = are working on=20 these landers. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another great day for the USA space = program.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OH yeah, Dr David Kring showed NWA = 998 to all=20 the people, nice to look at a piece of Mars while a machine was = burning=20 through it's atmosphere. Gave me chills.=20 </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C3E3FB.201A5940-- Received on Mon 26 Jan 2004 12:57:01 PM PST |
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