From: "Robert Comer" 

> Agreed.  BTW ... I hope it's more than an "attempted diversion"!

I don't think it'd hurt mars much if it didn't work...

- Bob Comer


"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:3fd69bfd{at}w3.nls.net...
> Agreed.  BTW ... I hope it's more than an "attempted diversion"!
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3fd69763$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > There was a mention of this on the news last night.  According to the
> > piece
> > > (tv news, fwiw) there are two fuel systems and it's the second one
they
> > are
> > > using to steer the craft away from Mars.
> >
> > I don't think it had enough fuel to achieve orbit safely, hence the
> > attempted diversion.
> >
> > - Bob Comer  > almost from day 1.>
> >
>
>

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