Re: [amsat-bb] EU Mission to Mars

["Frederick M. Spinner" <fspinner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Normally, I'd say that the rocket scientists would never forget to do a 
english to metric conversion.  But I assume they had their Dilbertesqe
progam/project managers digging in...

Fred W0FMS


>From: Daniel Schultz <n8fgv@usa.net>
>To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EU Mission to Mars
>Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 22:19:14 -0500
>
>Actually, the Martian Space Defense Command shot it down. They intercept 
>about
>half of what Earth sends their way. And NASA keeps coming up with even 
>lamer
>excuses to explain the failures. Does anyone really believe that a bunch of
>highly educated rocket scientists would forget about english to metric
>conversions? I think not.
>
>Dan Schultz N8FGV
>
>John Geiger <johngeig@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Well according to the conspiracy nuts and other
> > believers in UFOs and little green men, the satellite
> > worked just fine. The problem was that it found
> > evidence of life on Mars, so it had to be turned into
> > a stealth mission, and NASA just made up the story
> > about the mission failing and losing contact.
>
> > 73s John NE0P
>
>
>
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