[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
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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.
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<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>
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  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
  =
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itecentral.com</A>=20
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  <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>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Mike,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;OH yeah, Dr David Kring showed =
NWA 998 to all=20
  the</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;people, nice to look at a piece =
of Mars while=20
  a machine</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;was burning through it's =
atmosphere. Gave me=20
  chills. </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your probably did a lot toward good =
PR between=20
  scientists and meteorite dealers and collectors.&nbsp; Very =
nice.&nbsp; I am=20
  curious, what was the reaction of the scientists and others&nbsp; upon =
viewing=20
  and holding NWA 998.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>When I show a piece of Zagami to others, the usual first question =
is,=20
  "why isn't it red?"</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>-Walter</DIV></FONT></DIV>
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  =
href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></DI=
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    <A title=3Dmeteoritehunter_at_comcast.net=20
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    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&nbsp;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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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
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