[SEL] 2006 Show season gets a reprieve... (not really)

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Steve,

There a secret memo making the rounds that discusses this.

It seems that post-Katrina and with the comet disaster looming, FEMA is
being disbanded.  They have acknowledged that "there is no way we can
handle a disaster on a par with a comet strike."

The White House issued an Executive Order to NASA to prepare and publicize
a "calming" Press Release so that folks wouldn't panic and wouldn't
cancel their magazine subscriptions.

So, as the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sez, "DON'T PANIC!" and keep
your towel handy.

See ya,  Arnie

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Steve W. wrote:

> April 27, 2006
>
> RELEASE: 06-204
> NASA CLARIFIES INFORMATION ON COMET APPROACH

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> The comet has broken into more than 40 fragments. Any pieces resulting
> from the breakup of its main body will come no closer than 5.5
> million miles to Earth, or more than 20 times the Earth-moon
> distance, during its closest approaches May 12 - 28. Neither the main
> comet nor any of its pieces pose a danger to Earth.

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