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Hawaii Volcano Observatory -- Kilauea, Hawaii
The big news item for the day is the Discovery award announcement. To keep it brief - the lunar rover concept is not one of the winners. This decision will obviously have a significant impact on the long-term future of the rover development effort.
Fortunately, for the near-term the agenda is set with respect to JASON and things have recovered since yesterday. Greg and Sasha spent a lot of time working on a replacement for the rear support bracket (this time they went with several pounds of hardened steel, instead of a couple of ounces of aluminum). The rover is now fully operational again and moving through its paces in today's sessions.
Additionally, testing yesterday on the potential comm links for Good Morning America went well. Consequently, it looks good that Charles Gibson will be operating the vehicle this coming Thursday (2 March) at 7:30 a.m. EST. It will be interesting if he asks about the long-term opportunities (or lack there-of) for this effort.
Garv
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