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From: jabishop@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Jonathan A Bishop)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Nameplates on space probes
Message-ID: <1990Nov9.020633.1598@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 9 Nov 90 02:06:33 GMT
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sultan@bu-ast.bu.edu (Peter Sultan) writes:

>There have been several `nameplates' on US space probes.
>I suspect that `Posterity' is the usual reason.  How many
>people are going to read the "We came in peace..." plaque
>on the Apollo 11 LEM? 

    I plan to!!!

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