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Subject: Re: Voyager at Uranus
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Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 19:11:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Oct 27 19:11:00 1985
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>> I doubt it.  When the Viking missions landed in '76, they sent home most
>> of the JPL employees (!) for half a day.
>
> What was the reason for sending home "most of the JPL employees"?

All I remember is, we got some notice from our managers (dunno if it was
in writing), and I don't think we were paid for the time.  My vague
memory is that it was paranoia about someone (anyone, even a JPL
employee) somehow wrecking the landing, or even just the receipt of the
data during the landing.  Remember, JPL is in California, where it's
taken for granted that weirdos abound.  The honchos probably worried
about some anti-science cult attempt to gain attention and/or prevent
"heresy".

Alan Silverstein