[meteorite-list] NASA and "cute" mission dates

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 29 21:00:55 2005
Message-ID: <mdh6c19l3755jld6999i4u3bnhgi6uevs3_at_4ax.com>

So, does NASA make lots of effort to give their exploration missions "cute" dates? I'm thinking
about the February 14th date of entering orbit around Eros, and the July 4th date for the fireworks
display of "Deep Impact". Are dates like this really by coincidence the best timing, or do they
choose less-than-perfect times to get special dates?
Received on Wed 29 Jun 2005 09:11:03 PM PDT