From: tmcd@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Henry Spencer  wrote:   
   >And doing aerocapture -- shedding a *lot* of velocity with a single   
   >pass, using a heatshield and active control -- is rather iffy ...   
   >Nobody's used aerocapture even for Mars, yet.   
      
   Mars Climate Orbiter.   
      
   You didn't include "intentional" or "without giving the spacecraft to   
   the Martian taxpayers".   
      
   Oh, blast -- you did include "using a heatshield and active control".   
   No t-shirt for me after all.   
      
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   Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: tmcd@panix.com   
      
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