Re: [meteorite-list] Annother succesful landing, who said NASA was ineficient?

[Michael Farmer]

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. People were fascinated. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Branch To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.   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 ----- From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. 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. WAY TO GO JPL, NASA, and all who are working on these landers. Another great day for the USA space program. 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.