18 Jan
2006
18 Jan
'06
11:07 p.m.
Chuck Hards wrote:
I love the names and acronyms of the experiments:
Alice LORRI RALPH PEPSSI SWAP REX
Sounds like the cast of a Disney cartoon.
And then there is the Tether Physics and Survivability (TiPS) satellite launched by the National Reconnaissance Office a few years back. The satellite consists of two end masses connected by a 4 km long tether. The end masses are named Ralph and Norton (as in Ralph Kramden & Ed Norton). Patrick