On Mon, 18 May 2009 20:30:12 -0400, BAR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/bl...nal-2009-05-18

Mission accomplished.
These guys hardly get recognized unless they're killed.
Space - The Final Frontier
Don't it just give you the goosebumps?

One of my neighbors is good friends with one of the astronauts who did
the spacewalks that repaired the Hubble. And, my wife is going to get
one or two of the battery cells from the battery pack that was replaced.
My wife is very excited to get her hands on the batteries that have been
in orbital flight. This is the first time batteries have been returned
to Earth in the same packaging when they left in Earth.

Cool.
Reminds me of Gus Grissom - or at least what was reported, don't know
if it was true - almost sinking himself with coins he had brought
along for the trip. The Gemini capsule that sank.
Totally different though, as the shuttle is a heavy duty weight
carrier.
Did you ever hear about meteorite hunters?
Some meteorites are quite valuable.
Always thought that would be fun - 4-wheeler on the desert looking for
meteorites.
Almost did something like that long ago, but with a gold prospector.
Didn't pan out.

--Vic