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From: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
Subject: ENV SATELLITE SHUTDOWN IN DEC 1992
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Keywords: nasa, environment, meteorology, satellite, ozone, aerosol
Reply-To: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 23:47:04 GMT

This is a repost of 6 Oct. posting (revised)...

We at Langley Research Center received news on Thursday, October 2,
1992 that NASA intends to shutdown the following satellites in
December to save about $15M:

     NUMBUS-7

     ERBS

     NOAA-9 (partial?)

     NOAA-10 (partial?)

     UARS (SPRING 1993)

Some of the following experiments that will terminate when
their satellites are shutdown are:

     Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement II  (SAM II)

     Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBS) (3)

     Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II)
     
     Total Ozone Measurement System (TOMS)

     Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE)

     Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS)

No plans have been stated to restart the satellites.

Budget cuts are specified in House Conference Report 102-902
that is attached to HR 5679, Sept. 24, 1992.

Mike Rowland

Mike Rowland, Aerosol Research Branch, MS 475
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23681
internet: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 10/08/92
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Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 05:13:25 GMT

Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                     MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                          October 8, 1992
                           11:00 AM PDT
                          Launch +13 Days

(Note: all times are PDT)

The Mars Observer spacecraft remains on a nominal trajectory for cruise
to Mars. The Spacecraft Team reports that as of 10:30 AM, all subsystems
are performing well.

Flight Sequence C1 D continues clocking out as planned.  The 3rd Digital
Tape Recorder 2 playback looking for TOS (Transfer Orbit Stage) indications
has been successful.  The Mars Observer DSN (Deep Space Network) Manager
reported today that 1 hour and 16 minutes of TOS data have been recovered,
in the correct data frame synchronization format.  Deep Space Network
engineers are working to determine why the first two attempts to read the
data from Digital Tape Recorder 2 were unsuccessful and will report on
their findings.

The flight teams are working very hard to prepare for Flight Sequence C2
which begins execution Saturday October 10, at 9:00 AM.  C2, which
includes Trajectory Correction Maneuver 1, performs several steps to
prepare the spacecraft for ignition of the bi-propellant powered engines
before performing the "burn" at 3:00 PM, Saturday.  The duration of
ignition will be 2 minutes and 9 seconds (129 seconds).

The Spacecraft Team continues to carefully monitor bi-propellant tank
pressures and temperatures.  While these indications remain higher than
were expected, they have been stable throughout cruise to date, and are
not considered to be of great concern.  It is anticipated that consumption
of bi-propellants during the TCM-1 ignition will reduce tank pressure and
temperature indications to the expected ranges.

There are no planned uplinks scheduled for today.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 10/09/92
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Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 02:38:11 GMT

Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                         MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                              October 9, 1992
                               11:00 AM PDT
                              Launch +14 Days

(Note: all times are PDT)

The Mars Observer spacecraft remains on a nominal trajectory for cruise
to Mars.  The Spacecraft Team report as of 10:30 AM is that all subsystems
are performing well.

Flight Sequence C1 D continues clocking out as planned, ending shortly
before 9:00 AM Saturday, October 10th.

Flight Sequence C2, containing Trajectory Correction Maneuver 1, begins
execution Saturday October 10, at 9:00 AM.  C2 performs several steps to
prepare for ignition of 2 of the 4 "main" 490 Newton bi-propellant
powered engines before performing the "burn" at 3:00 PM, Saturday.  The
duration of ignition will be 2 minutes and 9 seconds (129 seconds).

There are no planned uplinks scheduled for today.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

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From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Subject: ALERT: Minor Geomagnetic Storm Alert
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Organization: University of Lethbridge
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:29:56 GMT

                    /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                        MINOR GEOMAGNETIC STORM ALERT

                         ISSUED: 19:00 UT, 12 OCTOBER

                    /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\


ATTENTION:

     Geomagnetic activity unexpectedly surpassed the minor storm threshold at
15:00 UT on 12 October.  Major to severe storming was observed after 06:00
UT.  Activity has subsided somewhat over the last six hours.

     Moderate to strong attenuation and degradation of HF radio signals over
the high and polar latitude paths have been observed in conjunction with this
disturbance.  A definite enhancement of signals was observed near the onset
of the observed activity.  This has been followed by typical moderate to
strong degradation.  A clear source for this activity is presently not known.

     Conditions are expected to stabilize somewhat over the next six to
twelve hours.  Periods of minor to possibly major storming could still be
observed over the local night sectors during the next 24 hours.  The field is
expected to be fairly unstable for the next 3 to 5 days.


**  End of Alert  **
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 10/07/92
Keywords: Mars Observer, JPL
Date: 8 Oct 92 02:17:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Oct7.193120.12712
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4

Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                        MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                            October 7, 1992
                             11:00 AM PDT
                            Launch +12 Days

(Note: All times are PDT)

The Mars Observer spacecraft is on a nominal trajectory for cruise to
Mars.

Flight Sequence C1 D is clocking out as planned. C1 D includes the 3rd
Digital Tape Recorder 2 playback looking for TOS (Transfer Orbit Stage)
indications.

The flight teams are quite active in preparing for Flight Sequence C2
which begins execution Saturday October 10, at 9:00 AM.  C2, which
includes Trajectory Correction Maneuver 1, performs several steps to
prepare the spacecraft for ignition of the bi-propellant powered engines
before performing the "burn" at 3:00 PM, Saturday. The duration of
ignition will be 2 minutes and 9 seconds (129 seconds).

Because the C2 sequence powers off the spacecraft transmitter at 2:29 PM
and does not power it back on until 3:06 PM, 6 seconds after firing of the
propulsion system, there is a time delay expected between completion of
propulsion system firing and receipt of telemetry back at JPL of between
6 and 10 minutes.

The Spacecraft Team continues to carefully monitor bi-propellant tank
pressures and temperatures.  While these indications are higher than were
expected, they have been stable throughout cruise to date, and are not
considered to be of great concern.

Investigation continues into the what may have caused the Celestial
Sensor Assembly "A" side to have seen false star transits last
Wednesday, causing a switch to the CSA "B" side.

There are no planned uplinks scheduled for today.

As of 10:30 AM this morning, the spacecraft status, as reported by the
Spacecraft Team, is that all subsystems are "Go".
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.
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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 10/08/92 (Forwarded)
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 21:41:26 GMT

                            SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT: STS-52
                            Thursday, October 8, 1992

          George Diller
          Kennedy Space Center
          407/867-2468


          Vehicle: Space Shuttle Columbia/OV-102
          Location: Launch Pad 39-B
          Primary Payloads: IRIS/LAGEOS-2
                            USMP-1

          Launch Date: Thursday, October 22
          Available launch window:  11:16 a.m.-2:21 p.m. EDT (3 hrs 5 min)
          Nominal Landing:  KSC 7:02 a.m. EST  Sunday, November 1


          IN WORK:

          -  power-on testing
          -  preparations for hypergolic propellant loading
          -  helium signature leak checks of the main
             engines and main propulsion system
          -  preparations for payload bay door closure required for
             propellant servicing activities
          -  thermal protection system closeouts


          COMPLETED:

          -  APU #1 quick disconnect changeout
          -  Galley water tank changeout
          -  SSME #3 changeout
          -  SSME #3 leak checks
          -  SSME ## heat shield and eye lid installation
          -  USMP payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) with Columbia
          -  USMP payload cryogenic top off
          -  Potable water sampling


          SCHEDULED:

          - Hypergolic storable propellant loading on Friday and Saturday
          - IRIS/LAGEOS payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) with
            Columbia on Saturday
          - Flight Readiness Test on Sunday
          - Begin aft main engine compartment closeouts on Monday



               A summary of other orbiter vehicles, associated payloads and
          the VAB activities will be released weekly on Friday covering the
          schedule for the upcoming week and the previous week.  Issues and
          concerns having potential schedule impact will be addressed if
          and when they occur.
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 10/14/92
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News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 06:52:58 GMT

Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                       MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                           October 14, 1992
                             11:00 AM PDT
                           Launch +19 Days

The Mars Observer spacecraft is on the correct trajectory for cruise to
Mars.  The Spacecraft Team reports that all systems are performing well.

Flight Sequence C3 which performs instrument payload and payload data
system checkout is clocking out as planned towards its completion date on
November 17.

Analysis of yesterday's Payload Data System Memory Readout indicated an
anomaly that made it necessary to uplink a "fix" last evening.  That repair
was successful and the PDS is operating out of RAM presently.

Turn on of the Mars Observer Camera is planned for later today.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Obituary for David Williamson Jr. (Forwarded)
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 23:44:36 GMT

David Williamson Jr., 62, retired NASA assistant 
administrator for special projects died October 8 at his 
home in Bethesda after a fall.  He had cancer.

Williamson was born in Turkey, where his father was 
assigned with the Foreign Service.  He grew up in the 
Washington area and in Switzerland and in England.  He 
served in the Army from 1952 to 1955.  He graduated from 
Princeton University.

He joined NASA in 1959 and retired from NASA in 1982.  
Following that he served as a senior fellow at Georgetown 
University's Center for Strategic and International 
Studies.  In 1986, following the Challenger disaster, he 
was recalled to NASA and served until retiring again in 
1989.

Williamson received three Exceptional Service awards and 
two Distinguished Service awards and the William A. Jump 
Memorial Award from NASA.  He was a member of 
Washington's Metropolitan Club and also of the Federal 
City Club.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Ruth Ann Redman 
Williamson of Bethesda; two children, Anne Williamson of 
New Haven, Ct., and David Williamson III of Takoma Park, 
Md.; two sisters, Edith Kean of New York and Lee 
Hitchcock of Chevy Chase; and a brother, Peter Williamson 
of Houston.

The family has suggested that memorial contributions be 
made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Church Hill, Md., 
21623.

The family will hold an open house at the Williamson 
home, 7211 MacArthur Blvd., Bethesda, Md., 20816, on 
Monday, October 12, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm EDT.  The 
funeral and interment will be private.
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update #2 - 10/07/92
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Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 07:45:27 GMT

Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                      MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                           October 7, 1992
                             3:45 PM PDT
                           Launch +12 Days

(Note: all times are PDT)

The Mars Observer spacecraft remains on a nominal trajectory for cruise
to Mars.

Flight Sequence C1 D is clocking out as planned.

Team activities to optimize spacecraft and ground systems in preparation
for TCM-1 (Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1) at 3:00 PM Saturday are
continuing.

Word was received from Deep Space Network personnel that the 3rd playback
of Digital Tape Recorder 2 has successfully captured Transfer Orbit Stage
data at the DSN Station.

Confirmation of decommutation of this data is occurring presently.

The updated spacecraft status, as reported by the Spacecraft Team, is
that all subsystems are "Go".
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Pioneer Venus Briefing Set for Today
Keywords: Pioneer Venus, ARC
Date: 9 Oct 92 23:36:39 GMT
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Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Donald L. Savage
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                October 9, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-8400)

Peter W. Waller
Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif.
(Phone:  415/604-3938)

NOTE TO EDITORS:  N92-89

PIONEER VENUS BRIEFING SET FOR TODAY

     The Pioneer Venus spacecraft, which has been orbiting
Venus since 1978, did not survive its passage through Venus'
upper atmosphere at 3:22 p.m. EDT yesterday.

     A briefing will be held at NASA's Ames Research Center,
Mountain View, Calif., today at 1 p.m. EDT to summarize the
mission.  Also presented will be quick-look science
information from the past month, when Pioneer Venus has been
passing through the planet's high atmosphere, a region never
before reached by an orbiting spacecraft on any planet.
Participating in the briefing will be Jack Dyer, Project
"Navigator," and Richard Fimmel, Project Manager.

     The briefing will be carried live on NASA Select TV,
Satcom F2R, 72 degrees west longitude.  There will be two-way
question-and-answer capability from NASA Headquarters and
centers.

     The spacecraft passed through the lowest part of its
orbit, which repeats every 24 hours, at 3:22 p.m. EDT.
During this period, the radio signal could not be tracked
from Earth because Pioneer was hidden behind Venus.  No radio
signal could be detected from the spacecraft when it should
have emerged from behind the planet.

     Project officials believe the spacecraft was disabled by
the heat of friction with Venus' atmosphere, with spacecraft
insulation and other fragile components melting or breaking
off.  Although the spacecraft's remains will continue to
orbit Venus for a short while, no further data can be
collected without the radio signal.

     Pioneer Venus made the first maps of Venus and has
returned thousands of pictures of the planet over the past 14
years.

     Video animation, a press kit and photos are available to
news media by calling the Ames Public Information Office on
415/604-9000.
- end -
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Galileo Update - 10/12/92
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Keywords:  Galileo, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 02:35:58 GMT

Forwarded from Bill O'Neil, Galileo Project Manager

                            GALILEO STATUS REPORT
                              October 12, 1992

     The Galileo Spacecraft is operating normally in the dual-spin mode and
is transmitting uncoded telemetry at 40 bps (bits/second).

     Over the weekend, telemetry mode changes were performed.
Tracking was scheduled over DSS-12 (Goldstone 34 meter antenna), DSS-43
(Canberra 70 meter antenna), DSS-63 (Madrid 70 meter antenna), and DSS-14
(Goldstone 70 meter antenna).

     Today, October 12, 1992, real-time commands are scheduled to update
system fault protection parameters in preparation for the DDA-4 (Dual Drive
Actuator #4) hammer test activities.  The turn to a 45 degree off sun angle
for a 2 day HGA (High Gain Antenna) warmup is scheduled to begin at
4:13 PM PDT today.  This turn precedes the hammer test later this week.
Tracking is scheduled over DSS-63.

     Tomorrow, no spacecraft activity is scheduled.  Tracking is scheduled
over DSS-63, DSS-43 and DSS-42.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update #2 - 10/12/92
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News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
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Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 11:48:35 GMT

Forwarded from:
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011

                  MARS OBSERVER MISSION STATUS
                        October 12, 1992

     The Mars Observer spacecraft successfully completed its
first trajectory correction maneuver (TCM-1) at 3:02 p.m. Pacific
Daylight Time on Oct. 10.  The maneuver changed the spacecraft's
velocity by 50 meters per second (164 feet per second), thereby
slightly altering its interplanetary course to Mars.  The burn
lasted two minutes and 13 seconds.  The spacecraft was returned
to normal cruise mode, called the "array normal spin,"
thereafter.

     The next trajectory correction maneuver, TCM-2, is scheduled
for Jan. 8, 1993.

     All spacecraft systems are operating normally.  Today the
spacecraft is about 5 million kilometers (3.2 million miles) from
Earth, traveling at a speed of about 10,800 kilometers per hour
(7,500 miles per hour) with respect to Earth.  The spacecraft is
traveling at a heliocentric velocity of about 119,000 kilometers
per hour (74,000 miles per hour).

                             ##### 
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

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