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Date: 06 Sep 2006 17:48:07
From: TBerk
Subject: Anyone watch NOVA's 'Mars: Dead or Alive'?
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I was interested in the Science vs the Engineering aspects as well as
the suspense; this despite the the fact that I already _knew_ both
landers had made it OK.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars >
Still, in this age of 'too many channels' I find PBS continues to put
out stuff worth watching.
TBerk
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 18:32:34
From: TBerk
Subject: Re: Anyone watch NOVA's 'Mars: Dead or Alive'?
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Starlord wrote:
> I don't offen get to see nova, the pbs cannel doesn't come in clear in this
> area.
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> The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
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Ah. A roll of Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil and some metal wire Coat
Hangers are in the mail!
otoh, you might check the web site for a web cast version or if you are
using a slower connection I think free transcripts are available as
well. There is some cool stuff there, check it out.
TBerk
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 18:18:46
From: Starlord
Subject: Re: Anyone watch NOVA's 'Mars: Dead or Alive'?
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I don't offen get to see nova, the pbs cannel doesn't come in clear in this
area.
--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
Astronomy Net Online Gift Shop
http://www.cafepress.com/astronomy_net
"TBerk" <bayareaberk@yahoo.com > wrote in message
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> I was interested in the Science vs the Engineering aspects as well as
> the suspense; this despite the the fact that I already _knew_ both
> landers had made it OK.
>
> <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars>
>
> Still, in this age of 'too many channels' I find PBS continues to put
> out stuff worth watching.
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>
> TBerk
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Date: 08 Sep 2006 08:56:39
From: Matt J. McCullar
Subject: Re: Anyone watch NOVA's 'Mars: Dead or Alive'?
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"TBerk" <bayareaberk@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1157590087.607885.324870@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> I was interested in the Science vs the Engineering aspects as well as
> the suspense; this despite the the fact that I already _knew_ both
> landers had made it OK.
>
> <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars>
>
> Still, in this age of 'too many channels' I find PBS continues to put
> out stuff worth watching.
I've got this episode on VHS and it is indeed a great story about fixing
engineering problems up to the last minute. I've enjoyed reading histories
of the development of the Apollo program's lunar lander for the same reason.
If you get to attend Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Open House, you'll enjoy
visiting their machine shop where they actually make a lot of probe
hardware.
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