Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] It went to the moon!
From: red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:12:19 -0800
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Nope..... all pretty much true... as I was told.....
I was 21-22 years old, my first job after graduating with a BSEE and it was
VERY exciting.......  I was told the Astronauts HATED the thing.... from
pre-lift off days.....  Never could figure out why.....

I found a picture of it.....
https://www.rrauction.com/lunar-traverse-gravimeter.html

Frank Filippone

Red735i at verizon.net


You are kidding around, right?

On 2019-02-15 00:57, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote:
> Me too... the Lunar Gravimeter.... it rode on the back of the Dune
> Buggy for Apollo 17.  It was to test the local gravity.  It was turned
> on, ran for about 5 seconds, and died.
> 
> They dumped it out of the buggy with some choice words......
> 
> Frank Filippone
> 
> Red735i at verizon.net




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