More Coolness from NASA
By Jim Dallas
Send your name to a comet, courtesy of NASA.
And get a spiffy participation certificate, too.
Participation Certificate
Presented to
James Evan Dallas
On November 26, 2003
Thank you for your participation in the Deep Impact Discovery Mission to Comet Tempel 1. A compact disc bearing your name will be mounted on the impactor spacecraft that will collide with Tempel 1 making this the first mission ever to look deep inside a comet.
You are now part of the future discovery of clues about the beginning of our solar system as your name makes a Deep Impact!
Dr. Edward J. Weiler
Associate Administrator
NASA Office of Space Science
Michael F. A'Hearn
Principal Investigator
Deep Impact Mission
University of Maryland
Certificate No. 418927
Posted by Jim Dallas at November 26, 2003 06:16 PM
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Hehe, actually Brady, the CD is mounted on the impactor, which means it crashes into a comet at thousands of miles per hour, vaporizing it instantly. Although the idea is that, hopefully, it will leave a greasy spot on the comet, which is the indelible mark we should all be hoping to leave behind in this universe.
Actually, if you discover a comet, they officially name the whole darn thing after you.
Comet hunting is one of the few remaining ways that amateurs can make a major contribution to science.
