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Alan Erskine
July 7th 03, 10:19 AM
What's this got to do with .history?
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Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
John Howard - Australia's GW Bush

"rk" > wrote in message
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> From: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/
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> Opportunity Mars Rover Targeted For Launch No Earlier Than July 7
>
> The second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is now targeted for
> launch no earlier than Monday, July 7. The delay is due to the failure
> of a battery cell associated with a component of the launch vehicle's
> flight termination system. The battery must be removed and replaced.
>
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> From: http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030702160254.e7mu6qrn.html
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> Power glitch hits Mars Express, but mission should be OK: ESA
>
> PARIS (AFP) Jul 02, 2003
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> Europe's first solo mission to Mars has been hit by a 30-percent
> shortfall in power, but this should not affect any of its goals, the
> European Space Agency (ESA) here said Wednesday.
>
> Ground engineers checking out the Mars Express as it heads towards the
> Red Planet came across a faulty connection between its solar wings and a
> unit that distributes the electricity generated by those panels, ESA
> said in a mission update.
>
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> rk, Citizen, Noooo Yawk
> "Sometimes when you connect the dots you get a picture. Other times you
> just have a bunch of dots."
> -- rk, January 23, 2003

Dale
July 7th 03, 12:10 PM
On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:19:55 +1000, "Alan Erskine" > wrote:

>What's this got to do with .history?

Alan, you cross-posted this to .shuttle and .station too, you know...

>John Howard - Australia's GW Bush

Well, regardless of that, I hope you guys can help settle things down in
the Solomon Islands. I want to retire to there :)

Dale

Alan Erskine
July 7th 03, 03:41 PM
"Dale" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:19:55 +1000, "Alan Erskine"
> wrote:
>
> >What's this got to do with .history?
>
> Alan, you cross-posted this to .shuttle and .station too, you know...

Well, actually, I posted this in response to Richard Katz at .history. *He*
cross-posted the original message.
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Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
John Howard - Australia's GW Bush