Re: Official: Genesis Pre-Launch Test Skipped

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:35:54 -0800, Ed Kyle wrote:

> I'm hoping Lockheed succeeds in getting the New Horizons RTG into
> deep space without mishap. A failure of that launch would have
> much, much bigger repercussions than a Stardust auger in the
> desert.

Yeah, after the fuel elements are picked
up, dusted off, and stuck back in a new
probe the no-nukes will... ... still be
screaming "NO NUKES!". Big change.

> Hopefully, both missions - one inbound and one outbound - will fly
> true.

I hope so, because it's two centuries
till next spring

> - Ed Kyle

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