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To: Alas Babylon!; All
DON'T FORGET NASA HAS A BIG SHOW TONIGHT! (Well, really early tomorrow morning.)

Deep Impact spacecraft releases probe to collide with comet

Mission Events (Earth-receive time - in EDT) July 3, 2:07 a.m: Impactor released into comet's path

July 4, 12:22 a.m.: 1st impactor targeting maneuver

July 4, 1:17 a.m.: 2nd impactor targeting maneuver

July 4, 1:39 a.m.: 3rd impactor targeting maneuver

July 4, 1:52 a.m.: (+ or - 3 min.): Impact with Tempel 1

July 4, 2:05 a.m.: Flyby goes into shield mode

July 4, 2:06 a.m.: Flyby's closest approach to Tempel 1

95 posted on 07/03/2005 5:42:01 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: OXENinFLA

Do you know if anyone is planning coverage of this event?


106 posted on 07/03/2005 5:46:31 AM PDT by Peach
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