A few days after the Mars Orbiter crashed, I was at a dinner
party near Denver and spoke with a man who is "deep inside" Lockheed
Martin and works on the Mars Observer projects (and has for years).
We discussed in great detail the events that lead up to that fateful
day. As he described what had happened, he appeared to be distraught,
and very puzzled. He said that everything had been going along perfectly,
even some of the complicated maneuvers earlier in the mission went without
a hitch. As he was explaining the events, I made special note that he
was using METRIC MEASUREMENT in his description.
The next day, the official NASA press release was distributed,
and the Denver Post reported that Lockheed Martin was being blamed,
because they had been using IMPERIAL MEASUREMENT, and JPL was using
METRIC. Why would this man's description be in metric, if all along
Lockheed Martin was using imperial measurement? Something is very fishy
here. I had never been suspicious before about the Mars missions, but
after seeing the complete despair and exasperation of the poor man,
I am now convinced that a major cover-up is in the works. I don't want
to reveal my friend's identity because I believe he may fear for his
job. I can say, however, that he would certainly be "in the know."
Thank you for your great investigative work in this area!
I hope someday the REAL truth will be uncovered!
Lisa in Denver