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   Message 105,036 of 106,651   
   Sylvia Else to Alain Fournier   
   Re: Arecibo telescope to be demolished   
   20 Nov 20 19:54:38   
   
   From: sylvia@email.invalid   
      
   On 20-Nov-20 1:38 pm, Alain Fournier wrote:   
   > It is sad that the Arecibo telescope will soon be demolished. I   
   > understand that it is the right thing to do given the dangerous state in   
   > which it is. Still, it is sad to lose such an instrument.   
   >   
   >   
   > Alain Fournier   
      
   It seems they cannot find a safe way to repair it, and are uncertain   
   about its integrity given that a cable appears to have failed at well   
   under its theoretical strength.   
      
   But it was built once. It could be built again.   
      
   Sylvia.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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