Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!linus!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Catching a Comet - I.C.E. Message-ID: <1913@aecom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 19:49:00 EDT Article-I.D.: aecom.1913 Posted: Thu Sep 19 19:49:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 05:49:03 EDT Distribution: na Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 17 According to TIME, credit for the International Cometary Explorer's rendevous with Giacobini-Zinner and the resulting upstaging of the Halley probes goes to Robert Farquhar, NASA Aerospace Engineer. Some credit should also go to NASA officials who approved the necessary extra $3M even before he completed the feasibility study. So if Robert is out there, I salute him, and I dearly hope that his last use for the satellite comes true. As it stands, the satellite will be in a near-earth orbit, and coated with comet dust, it should be able to be picked up Aug 2, 2012. -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner "The proper delivery of medical care is to do as much Nothing as possible" Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com