Hello Greg and List! It was my understanding that the airship rides were contributed. Is there reliable information that they're plunking down NASA-dollars for that? Because I agree - that'd be pretty criminal.
Believe me, no one could possibly be any crankier about misappropriation of tax-payer dollars than I! I just want to make sure we string up the "right ones". --- Jodie Friday, November 2, 2012, 1:10:15 PM, you wrote: > To All Concerned US Tax Payers... > I have been troubled by what is a clear misappropriation of US tax payer > funds by NASA/SETI. At a time of this country's financial crisis, this is no > time to squander our tax dollars!! > We have all seen and read about 'The Blimp" that was, as stated in the > article link below, "... a NASA-hired airship." Not only are they using a > privately owned "Blimp" for frivolous and far-fetched 'research', but they > are also giving free joy rides to private citizens as stated from the > article, "Glenn Rivera [a private citizen] was invited by astronomers > [NASA/SETI] to hunt for more meteorite crash-landing sites from a NASA-hired > airship." > In recent conversations, I and many of my colleagues and some NASA > scientists (who wish to remain anonymous), have all concluded that finding > meteorites [of any size] is completely impossible and a waste of tax payer > dollars! How can one think you can spot a black rock the size of a dime, a > golf ball or even a basketball from an altitude of 1000 feet? > The only entity that benefits from these dream hunts is the private company > who owns "The Blimp". They get paid by NASA for use of "The Blimp" and they > also benefit from all of the free advertising with their logos and web > addresses emblazoned on the sides of "The Blimp"! > As far as I am concerned, hunting for meteorites floating in the sky is full > of hot air! > Here is the link the the article I reference: > http://novato.patch.com/articles/hunt-goes-on-for-more-meteorites#photo-12000260 > Best Regards, > Greg > ==================== > Greg Hupé > The Hupé Collection > [email protected] > www.LunarRock.com > NaturesVault (eBay & Facebook) > http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault > IMCA 3163 > ==================== > Click here for my current eBay auctions: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Best regards, Jodie mailto:[email protected] ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
