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From: eric gisse on 13 May 2010 19:51 Ken S. Tucker wrote: > On May 13, 8:29 am, Tom Roberts <tjrob...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> eric gisse wrote: >> > Simple Simon wrote: >> >>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7695994/Largest-scientific- >> > instrument-ever-built-to-prove-Einsteins-theory-of-general- relativity.html >> >> > LISA is not funded yet. >> >> Yes. But interestingly, that article implies that LISA Pathfinder is >> funded and even scheduled to fly. That would be interesting in its own >> right. Tom Roberts > > Just as GP-b failed to detect 'frame dragging' Stupid liar. http://einstein.stanford.edu/highlights/status1.html [snip rest]
From: eric gisse on 13 May 2010 19:54
Tom Roberts wrote: > eric gisse wrote: >> Simple Simon wrote: >>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7695994/Largest-scientific- >> instrument-ever-built-to-prove-Einsteins-theory-of-general- relativity.html >> >> LISA is not funded yet. > > Yes. But interestingly, that article implies that LISA Pathfinder is > funded and even scheduled to fly. That would be interesting in its own > right. It is. http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=LISAPATHFINDER&page=Mission_Summary Which is good - can't have the larger scale mission without the technology testbed flown first. > > > Tom Roberts |