Ray Moses wrote: > ________________________________ > > From: Ray Moses > Sent: Sun 10/24/2004 9:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: mission to the sun > > > 40 years ago I worked on the Apollo/Saturn. One of the things we > proposed at that time was sending an appropriately modified capsule > to the photosphere.
I live across the road from JSC. > > The scientific community explained that we would not sample the > photosphere since the capsule would be surrounded by outgassed > ablative materials. Could you not have a chamber filled with aerogel that opens only on the sunward side for a sample return? > > Since then solar seismology has developed. Sound waves will > travel through outgassed materials. I would like the resurrect > that idea of a mission to the sun. Any comments, criticisms? Sure, why not? But would it help if it were piggybacked onto a Mercury rendevous mission? xponent Solar Minimum Is Coming Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
