[Mike Fieschko]

This article isn't clear whether it that the experiment wasn't turned on, or channel A was never turned on?

Huygens: the missing data (Nature magazine's news site) says it was the channel A receiver (onboard Cassini).

[Robe]

I guess the ESA never thought of a "Check List"

[Lazamataz]

Note to self: Put up a post-it reminding me to tie a string around my finger so I can remember to email myself that I need a Palm Pilot to help remember stuff.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Maybe it's with the 350 lost pictures.

[Just mythoughts]

So the EURO'S still forgetting things???

[thoughtomator]

From what I heard, Channel A never quite got around to functioning.

[ctdonath2]

Looks like it was that Channel A didn't get turned on ... but Channel A was critical to getting worthwhile data. Kinda like building a house without a ruler - the experiment ran, but the measurements were extremely innacurate.

[Reaganesque]

[Cyber Liberty]

The problem is obvious to me:

ESA has very severe NASA envy, although I don't know why. I think they have an affinity for large, clunky government business systems.

Theis guy's not European (from what I can read from the story), so therefore his experiments suck hind teat. A very typical European attitude on the part of ESA, actually.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

Gee, I hope those European brainiacs remembered to tighten up the wing nuts on that new behemoth plane of theirs!!!

[add925]

Am I the only one that thinks the ESA probe should have been a little more sophisticated than simply sending back "thumbnail" size images?

By their joyous reaction, you'd think they just landed on the Moon...oh wait, WE did that.

Never send a weenie to do a brat's job.

[Semper Paratus]

This wouldn't give me the warm and fuzzies if I ever had to fly that behemoth Airbus.