Well, DAMN. Scotty wouldn't have f*cked it up like this...
Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20070510/sc_space/crematedremainsof200lostinmountainsaftertriptospace
Cremated Remains of 200 Lost in Mountains After Trip to Space
Leonard David
Special Correspondent, SPACE.com
The search for the UP Aerospace payload of experiments and the cremated
remains of some 200 people - including "Scotty" of Star Trek fame, as well
as pioneeering NASA Mercury astronaut, Gordon Cooper - continues within
rugged New Mexico mountain landscape.
After a successful blastoff from New Mexico's Spaceport America on April
28th, the UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL rocket and its payload nosed into
space on a suborbital trajectory. As part of launch operations, the rocket
was tracked by specialists at the neighboring White Sands Missile Range.
While all went well with the flight, the rocket components parachuted into
rough and tumble terrain. Repeated searches within the landing zone have
come up empty.
Jerry Larson, President of UP Aerospace, has told me that the general
location of the rocket hardware is known within some 1,300 feet (400
meters) or so. But given the dense vegetation on the side of the mountain
being searched, along with equipment available to the search team,
pinpointing the exact locale has proven a tough assignment.
Yet another trip up on the mountain is slated next week, Larson said.
Joining the search this time is the manufacturer of the transmitters
onboard the rocket gear. He'll be bringing high-end tracking gear and
years of expertise in locating objects in mountain terrain environments.
"There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
Country"
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