[meteorite-list] The Greatest Search Operation - People Unite toFind Space S

[tracy latimer]

>From: Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List)
>Subject: [meteorite-list] The Greatest Search Operation - People Unite 
>toFind Space Shuttle Columbia Debris
>Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 13:10:40 -0700 (PDT)


>A call was put out for any government agencies or other organizations
>that could help. And the help came--everything from trained
>search-and-rescue teams to Boy Scout troops. A logical choice was the
>Bureau of Land Management's firefighters, who are normally only hired
>during the summer fire season. They're physical people experienced at
>working outdoors, and those who didn't have other commitments during the
>"offseason" could be hired to search for debris.

Considering many of the US meteorite collectors are good at doing off-road 
searches, did anyone from the List participate?

Tracy Latimer