Russell Hoffman called me from the East Coast (where he went to attend the
DC rally), and asked me to send out this message for him:
"I am disturbed by the recent scrub due to software problems, although
it doesn't really surprise me. I hope that this will cause the nation to
be more cautious and reconsider the launch."
While I am thinking about computer glitches:
The current computer problem with Cassini makes me think about LEWIS - the
poor little satellite who had a glitch, got lost, and then fell out of
orbit to burn up in the atmosphere - all due to a guidance rocket
misfire... NASA never was able to re-establish contact or regain control of
that particular high-tech toy.
Fortunately: Lewis was not Cassini and did not endanger the health of the
biosphere. Unfortunately: The same sort of thing *could* happen with
Cassini - if it launches successfully we will have about 2 years to
meditate upon the flyby and what might occur then.
Russell's STOP CASSINI Web Site:
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/index.html
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