[meteorite-list] Re: NASA was on eBay

[Paul H]

On Sun May 23 11:02:41 EDT 2004, Nicholas Gessler
wrote:

I heard that NASA was buying ferrite core memory.
And I believe it to be true.

Below are some articles on that subject.

1. Shuttle program seeks computer parts on eBay
News Story by Brian Sullivan
MAY 13, 2002  (COMPUTERWORLD)
http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,71140,00.html

2. For Old Parts, NASA Boldly Goes . . . on eBay
New York Times, May 12, 2002, By WILLIAM J. BROAD
NASA needs parts no one makes anymore.
http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/updates/2002/may/m13-018.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/technology/ebusiness/12NASA.html?ex=1022287312ei=1en=6594b60901a7f61d

3. Nasa trawls the web for spares
Nasa admits it trawls web auctions for obsolete
components 
for use in shuttle launches.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_586701.html?menu=news.quirkies

Yours,

Paul
Baton Rouge, lA





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[meteorite-list] Re: NASA was on eBay

[Nicholas Gessler]

I heard that NASA was buying ferrite core memory.
And I believe it to be true.
Nick
At 07:44 AM 5/23/2004, MarkF wrote:
Hi All
get ot, but the rumor was that NASA was on ebay, buying all the xt chips
they could..something about hardened chips and thats what most of the
onboard puters ran on...paid good money I heard too...anyone know if this
was true?
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Moon Rock Stolen in Malta
 Bob,


 You said:

 I'll bet you my next year's personal earnings
 that it will fetch FAR more than a measly $5 million.

 I say:

 Don't tell me...you don't work and live off your partner's earnings?

 First off I did not say the raisin rock from Malta was a meteorite...I was
just comparing the price of moon rock, regardless of where it was picked up.
Assuming a raisin sized moon rock weighed a gram...the $5 million/gram
versus $1,000/gram is 5000 times more costly.

 I'd bet you your next year's earnings that NASA would be on ebay selling
moon rocks if they could get $5,000,000/g for it.

 Joking John, Reading, PA



  John,
 
  It is not a lunar METEORITE that was stolen. You mean to
  tell me that you sell material from the Apollo 17 Moon Mission
  for $1,000 per gram??? Hell, **I'LL** buy all of that you
  can get your hands on, provided you can provide free and
  clear title, documentation, and provenance for the specimens.
  It is a priceless piece of U.S. (indeed, HUMAN) history. A
  piece of the Moon as large as a raisin brought back by the
  Apollo 17 crew valued at _only_ $5 million? If such a thing
  is ever legally sold, I'll bet you my next year's personal earnings
  that it will fetch FAR more than a measly $5 million.
 
  Yes, John, I know you're joking, but I couldn't let that pass.
  $1,000 per gram indeed!  :/
 
  -
  Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ
  You're not going crazy. You're going sane in a crazy world!
   -The Tick
 
 
 
   $5 million in US dollars for a raisin size moon rock? That seems a
   bit inflated...even for a piece picked up on the moon. Otherwise we
   have had some pretty good deals lately for less than a $1,000/g.
  
   Maybe I need to buy some more?
  
   John
  
 
 
 
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