[Chaos-l] Fwd: [Starry Night] Einstein's Gen Theory of Relativity (True or False =?) Ans at 11:00!!

[Terry Crook]

In case y'all didn't see this news.

>Stanford University
>Posted: 1/11/2005
>Gravity Probe B Mission Update
>Jan. 7, 2005 - Throughout the holiday season, the GP-B spacecraft has
>remained in excellent health, with all subsystems performing well and no 
>anomalous
>events. The GP-B spacecraft has now completed more than 3,870 orbits over 8.5
>months (262 days), and on average, the four gyros have each made 
>approximately
>one billion revolutions.
>
>The spacecraft's full-sun season has ended, and it is now experiencing longer
>periods of being eclipsed from sunlight by the Earth during each orbit. It is
>flying drag-free around gyro #3,
>maintaining a constant roll rate of 0.7742 rpm (77.5 seconds per revolution.)
>All four gyros are digitally suspended in science mode. The temperature
>inside the Dewar is holding steady at 1.82 kelvin, and it is now less than 
>half
>full of superfluid helium. We have been collecting science data for 19 
>weeks, and
>we are now approximately 45% of the way through the science phase of the
>mission. The data collection process is continuing to proceed smoothly, 
>and the
>quality of the data remains excellent.

TaurusTerry in Chapel Hill, NC
35° 87' N  79° 02' W

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