Get your facts straight, man. Our astronauts landed on Mars in 1969, not the Moon. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), member of the House Science Committee's Space Subcommittee, reminded us of that and has set the record straight.http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:gGrtJd47p1UC:www.seds.org/spaceviews/970915/cap.html+sheila+jackson+lee+mars&hl=en
"...Other News: The two Voyager missions marked their 20th anniversaries in late August and early September. Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1997 and Voyager 2 on August 20 (Voyager 1 was launched on a faster trajectory, hence the earlier designation). The two spacecraft provided detailed looks at the four gas giant worlds, and the RTG-powered spacecraft continue to return data on the sun's magnetic field and particle environment, especially important as the two craft approach the heliopause, the boundary between interplanetary and interstellar place... The Congressional bonehead award goes to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) who, on a visit to JPL, asked if Mars Pathfinder had taken an image of the flag planted there in 1969 by Neil Armstrong! Quipped Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) to the Washington Times: "We just don't teach enough science." Worse, Jackson Lee, who represents Houston, is a member of the House Science Committee's space subcommittee. Perhaps some committee reassignments are in order..." |
