Hi-

A note for David and all the rest.

No lobbying is intended. At this time, it is unrealistic. I am in a
small group working on a nanosatillite for Mercury which might get a
free ride off earth and a boost from one of the launches, but I do
not see that as an item for this egroup. Rather, I started this as a
general interest item at the suggestion of one of the students at the
University of Washington in Seattle.

I am retired and a geographer by degrees and training. I specialized
in photogeology and taught it along with other geographic systems. I
live near and spend most evenings at the U. of WA in their science
libraries.

My knowledge of Mercury is weak currently except in the very
technical area involving the nano project. Please one and all, send
along ideas and links.

I have not been able to work very often on the egroup because the
rivers are still low in W. Washington and I am doing personal
research on the sandbank islands in a local river before the Fall
rains make access impossible. (The next window for work on the
islands is next July or August!)

I suggested a playing with the idea of a manned Mercury flight as a
focal point to get interest up.

And...the egroup is PUBLIC and we have visitors fr Europe who are not
members. So, our numbers are not as small as it might seem. Hang in
here David and all others and let us make something of the egroup for
whatever end! I will write some messages in the future in German and
English to help some of our visitors.

-Jacques Noel (aka Harry Lee -thanks to a mistake I can't get rid of
from Juno.Com.)
Seattle, WA