I had read that military pilots were not seriously considered because of
the time constraints.. this was envisioned over 6 years ago?? and the
length of commitments were not long enough to ensure that someone
detailed to the task would still be in the service at the time of recovery.

Also, while the US military (i.e. Army) has some of the premier
helicopter training in the world... experience wise, many of the private
sector guys (who are exmil) have much more stick time than most active
duty pilots.

Dave

Toks Desalu wrote:

In addition, CNN stated that those helicopter pilots who was supposed to
capture the capsule are stunt pilots from Hollywood. CNN pointed out that
Hollywood pilots are handpicked by NASA because these pilots are considered
the best pilots in the world. Is this really a fact or??
Toks Desalu

"Toks Desalu" wrote in message
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Yeah, I watched that story on CNN. NASA just wasted 250 million dollars
project. That's a lot of money but according to CNN, 250 million dollars

is

considered cheap in NASA standard. Jeez.

Toks Desalu
PP-ASEL
Dyin' to soar.


"Nick" wrote in message
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The Genesis Capsule failed to depoly its parafoil chute and crashes to
earth. Capsule was suppose to be captured by helicopters during

re-entry.

See the story at,
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/