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From: julian@osu-eddie.UUCP (Julian Gomez)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Voyager at Uranus
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 14:20:28 EST
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> All I remember is, we got some notice from our managers (dunno if it was
> in writing), and I don't think we were paid for the time.  My vague
> memory is that it was paranoia about someone (anyone, even a JPL
> employee) somehow wrecking the landing, or even just the receipt of the
> data during the landing.  Remember, JPL is in California, where it's
> taken for granted that weirdos abound.  The honchos probably worried
> about some anti-science cult attempt to gain attention and/or prevent
> "heresy".
> 
> Alan Silverstein

They must have lightened up after that. For the Voyager/Jupiter and
Pioneer/Saturn encounters in 1979 they didn't make any mention of
sending anyone home, including non-mission staff.
(I was at JPL from 77-81)
-- 
"If Chaos himself sat umpire, what better could he do?"

	Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez
	Computer Graphics Research Group, The Ohio State University
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