[meteorite-list] Stardust SRC Hot to the touch?

[Martin Altmann]

Unbelievable!

I recommend to train upcoming NASA-reentry-capsule-recoverers in a special
program.
To proof cost efficency, I'll could develope such a program for only
120.000bucks.
The program is:
Come on, little princes and pashas, 60°C - 140F,
protective gloves???!  What about you helping a little at home in the
household?
I stongly recommend dish washing.
Girly NASA: 60° - I can touch it without problems.

Martin,
the housewife.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Horejsi" <accretiondesk at gmail.com>
To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:39 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stardust SRC Hot to the touch?


Hi Ron and All,

I am wondering why the Stardust SRC might arrive to earth too hot to
touch, yet the mantra for meteorites is they must be cold even though
history is littered with witnesses claiming the stones and irons were,
you guessed it, too hot to touch.

Here is an excerpt from the Stardust press kit, page: 14-15:

Following a normal entry, the capsule will be hand-carried to the
helicopter for trans-
port. The capsule will be warm; temperature of the heat shield could
be as high as 60 Celsius (140 Fahrenheit), so handlers will be
required to wear protective gloves.

Cheers,

Martin
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