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From: leech@zeta.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech)
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Subject: Re: space news from Feb 13 AW&ST
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In article <1989Apr10.025652.28387@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>Phobos 2 enters Mars orbit Jan 29.  [I'll skip the details, since we
>all know that Phobos 2 is now dead.  They really should have launched
>three of them.]

    Perhaps the effort would better be spent putting more reliable
hardware on board the spacecraft, and better trained personnel on the
ground. Of what use would *three* failed Mars probes be? :-)

    Unrelated topic: anyone interested in sharing a hotel room at
the Chicago Space Development Conference? Respond by email, please.
--
    Jon Leech (leech@cs.unc.edu)    __@/
    ``God is more interested in your future and your relationships
      than you are.'' - Billy Graham