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SWING!.. and MISS!! (Outlier) - 2/15/2011 9:18:40 AM

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110215/ap_on_sc/us_sci_valentine_comet

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RE: SWING!.. and MISS!! (Outlier) - 2/15/2011 10:56:23 PM

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I don't know that I would call that a miss?

"Stardust continued beaming back images from the Valentine encounter Tuesday. Scientists planned to spend the next several weeks analyzing the data.

Stardust's trip to Tempel 1 was a bonus mission. Launched in 1999, Stardust's original target was comet Wild 2, where it collected dust samples that were later jettisoned to Earth.

The Tempel 1 flyby went off almost flawlessly. Stardust got knocked several times by dust grains, but its protective bumpers bore the brunt of the blast and it came out unharmed."

Just because the instant data dump did not work does not mean the information will not come through. Miss might be a a little harsh, but it makes a good headline,and a conversation starter.

By the way GT, since you are so interested in technology and images why did
you ignore this thread I started: http://www.collarchat.com/m_3564179/tm.htm ?

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RE: SWING!.. and MISS!! (Outlier) - 2/15/2011 11:15:48 PM

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Sorry, I had missed that thread..

and yeah, miss was a bit harsh.. but I had been reading something about baseball... LOL

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RE: SWING!.. and MISS!! (Outlier) - 2/15/2011 11:39:11 PM

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Of course if the images don't come in then it will be just a Loooooonnnng
foul ball, and still a strike.

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RE: SWING!.. and MISS!! (Outlier) - 2/15/2011 11:39:49 PM

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*grins*

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