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The MECA story, A place for speculation
Stu
post Jul 31 2008, 10:22 PM
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Seriously, hasn't anyone else got any thoughts (dismissive or otherwise) on the "Have you briefed the President's Science Advisor?" (re MECA) question by C Covault? I am NOT going all woo-woo here, don't worry, I just thought it was an odd thing to ask... To my ears it sounded like C C was suggesting, subtly, to the panel that he had heard "something" about the MECA analysis and wanted them to comment. The question was brushed aside - rather uncomfortably I thought - and the discussion quickly moved on, but it seemed like a bit of a Moment to me. He actually began, if I remember correctly, by asking where the "MECA guys" were, asking if they had "been hidden under the table"... cue uncomfortable laughs from the panel...

Again, I have to stress, in case anyone thinks I'm 'suggesting' anything, I'm not getting all Muldur here, I was just struck by how out of the blue the question was, and wondered if anyone has any thoughts on it...


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- Stu   The MECA story   Jul 31 2008, 10:22 PM
- - vjkane   Check out http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.ht...   Aug 2 2008, 02:35 AM
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|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 1 2008, 11:46 PM) Didn...   Aug 2 2008, 04:14 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 1 2008, 09:14 PM)...   Aug 2 2008, 04:26 AM
- - Pavel   I guess it's a nitrogen compound. Ammonia per...   Aug 2 2008, 03:56 AM
|- - nprev   That sure sounds like a good guess, Pavel. AFAIK, ...   Aug 2 2008, 04:11 AM
|- - Reed   QUOTE (Pavel @ Aug 1 2008, 08:56 PM) I gu...   Aug 2 2008, 07:02 AM
- - bcory   maybe they found an amino acid.. Or just an amine...   Aug 2 2008, 04:20 AM
|- - Paul Fjeld   One other point re: the press conference. Personal...   Aug 2 2008, 04:41 AM
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|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 1 2008, 11:41 PM)...   Aug 2 2008, 11:19 AM
- - jmjawors   Nitrogen was my thought as well. They specificall...   Aug 2 2008, 04:28 AM
- - nprev   Hmm. Your comment kicked my brain, Jim. How do N...   Aug 2 2008, 04:47 AM
- - Stu   I may be in a minority here (no change there then...   Aug 2 2008, 09:29 AM
|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 2 2008, 04:29 AM) And ag...   Aug 2 2008, 03:21 PM
- - nprev   Stu, when I used the term UMSF before I wasn't...   Aug 2 2008, 12:54 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE Stu, when I used the term UMSF before I wasn...   Aug 2 2008, 01:32 PM
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||- - PFK   One minute it was all about ice delivery to ovens,...   Aug 2 2008, 09:26 PM
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|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 2 2008, 08:32 AM) Shudde...   Aug 2 2008, 06:06 PM
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- - nprev   Good post, Fred. No, I don't blame Covault (th...   Aug 2 2008, 04:41 PM
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|- - Paul Fjeld   QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 3 2008, 02:52 PM) ...b...   Aug 3 2008, 08:03 PM
- - nprev   Well...let's see if it makes it through review...   Aug 3 2008, 08:16 PM
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