[meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

[Darren Garrison]

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:35:28 -0600, you wrote:

>Someone has a sense of humour, especially the flying couch comment !
>

Looks like it might have been an actual screw-up, not just a joke.

http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/11/alarm_astronomers_in_a_spin_ov.html

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/071112-technov-asteroid-mistake.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=493152&in_page_id=1965