Well, I had the entire answer all typed out, hit "Preview" and got the dreaded "server too busy" screen. When it wasn't too busy any more, my answer was gone......
So.... here goes.
No, I hadn't heard from the NASA guys but there is LOTS of scuttlebutt flying around here like the fact that Colin Pillinger (the guy that designed the Beagle 2 crater-maker for ESA) was highly involved in the Genesis project too. Don't know if it is true but.....
The online thing worked really well for me, even the group work. One group I was in was spread from here (Germany) to Korea! We usually appointed one person "Group Leader" and that person was the interface to the Instructor. The teachers I had while I was still in the US and an "on-the-ground student were usually able to teach with a degree of
expressionlessness that was amazing. We called them BORING!
Exposed X-Ray Plates Readily Encapsulate Spectrally Substantial Ions, Obviously Necessitating Long Extended Studies Since Nobody Expected
Smashing Success....
<He Shoots! He SCORES! The crowd goes wild!!!>
Thank you, thank you
What a he|| of a word Adrian!
Nice Web Site by the way! Also Thnx for the tip, I will PM Sands.
Bret
