STANFORD UNIVERSITY ( EC

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA eal

sCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Office of the Dean

Febr. 9/ 11

foyer:

The arrangements for the planetary microblology meeting are for
Saturday February 21, 1OAM -- (4:307) at the Blophysies Laboratory here.

Would you extend our Invitation to Dan Mazia, Gunther Stent, Calvinand
Weaver as well as yourself?

Aaron would have been particularly inconvenienced by a Friday meeting,
and many of the others would have at least preferred Saturday. 1! had to give
Jastrow a firm date over the phone.

Jastrow called today from NASA-- he Is chairman of the working group on
planetary exploration which Is meeting this Saturday to plan a moonshot. Contrary
to what Gold insisted on, they think it Is possible to design a hard (no-decel eration)
landing cushioned enough to protect Instruments. SInce this would (a) also
protect ang contaminant organisms, and (b) probably give circumlunar spread of
fragments, this is possibly the worst combination of circumstances. He was
almost insistent that {| should drop everything and attend this meeting, but he
agreed to walt for a report from our group, and he may come himself or send
a representative. Unfortunately thls somewhat shortcircults Rossi and his
committee, and may reflect the urgency of the situation.

I will send some memoranda later. Thanks for the Space Committee Minutes.
oogrs

Z’ Soshua Lederberg

Tentative Roster:

Stanford: Berkeley Caltech also
Bracewe} | Calvin Horowitz Novick
Krauskopf Mazia Davies Marr
VanNiel Stanier (J.P.L.) Jastrow
Lederberg Stent

Weaver

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