[meteorite-list] New Stardust Images

Ron Baalke baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Tue Jan 24 13:12:06 EST 2006


> 
> I like this picture here:
> 
> http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/141248main_jsc2006e01014_high.jpg
> 
> The guy holding the aereogel has this "Oh God oh God please don't let me drop it" look on his face.
> And the guy behind the window has his hands clasped together like he's praying the same thing.

The guy that look's like he is praying is actually filming.  He's holding up a stick,
and on the end of the stick is a video camera. I guess they filmed it 
that way to get a better view.   The scientists were taking turns holding up that stick
that night.

Also, I had misidentifed the person in the glasses.  That is not Brownlee - he's
not that short. The guy with the glasses is Fred Horz.

Also, here's a photo I took last November in the same cleanroom of Fred Horz (left) and 
Tom See (right) practicing the aerogel grid separation:

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/photo/jsc095.jpg

I assisted them with the procedure back then, and was there to see the grid separation with the 
real thing last week.

Ron Baalke




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