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In article <1993Jan4.091929.26972@eskimo.com> delisle@eskimo.com (Ben Delisle) writes:
>
>	In a newspaper article I read a couple days ago, I saw that
>NASA will delay the release of data and pictuers from the Mars Observer
>when it arrives at Mars and begins it's job. Aparently the delay will
>be of a year or more and live feeds that have been offered with previous
>deep space probes will be restricted.  
>	Is there any truth to this, if so why has this policy been set 
>into force and by whom? This is unconscienceable and must be changed. 
>It is all out wrong. There is no reason.
>

Partly right, partly wrong.  The general release of digital data
from MO will be release approximately a year after they are returned.
Why?  To give the researchers first shot at analyzing the data.  This
has always been the case.  But, images of particular interest and
other scientific data will be released at the press conferences.  

But, the researchers directly involved with the MO program will
have unprecedented access and control to their experiments.  Each
research group will have at least one workstation installed which
will provide access to the JPL database.  They can get data and
provide commands all from their local office instead of having to
go directly through JPL.  See the collection of articles on the 
MO program in "The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets" vol 28, no 5.


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