[Michael R. Lee]

I'm not suprised by this gester, not at all. I've met David Brown at KSC Southeast Regionals when they had them (last one was in 2002, moved to UCF cause of Secuirty issues). In my opinion, he and his crew are a shining example of gracious professionalism. I remember reading in Times magazine last year about how the crew worked with the scientists' whose experiments they would be performing in orbit. They made them sometimes better, easier to perform in orbit, more accurate, etc.... Furthermore, a few of us lucky competitors got a chance to talk to him by chance when we were in the same building overhearing our coversation (which in all irony related to what would happen if all the computers and their backups fail in reentry). Very much a gracious professional.

(note: my oldID was MRL180YTL2002 which was compromised earlier this school so this is my new one - and Yes I told Brandon about it so I apologze for any misunderstandings, remarks, etc.... the person could have and did make)