Eric

To answer your question about why go through all the trouble? No one else is doing it and it’s something I feel, and other hunters feel, that needs to be done. If the MHA does not support meteorite hunters then who will? It’s for the hunters by the hunters, and a group that is to help grow the meteorite hunting and collecting world….”

Again, I’d like to say, I was only using the IMCA as part of the example, just as I did the GPAA and other groups, and as I’ve stated it’s NOT about meteorite collecting, it’s about meteorite hunting. Read my statement again about the IMCA.

The MHA is not going to be an invitation only “club”, but will probably have a probationary period for new members within the bylaws that will provide some protection for the MHA and still allow a certain openness within the MHA membership base.

It’s very simple: The “tentative” Meteorite Hunting Association – Basic Mission: To provide, protect, and preserve meteorite data and material for education and advancement of meteorite science.

The MHA will be a non-profit organization to educate the public about meteorites, preserve meteorite data and hunters rights, and to further the science of meteoritics in a “cooperative” way.

Regards,
Eric

You state and I quote that “It’s to help build and create a group that can help preserve the rights of meteorite hunters (the public) to hunt federal land while at the same time help newbies learn how to recover meteorites and preserve their data. Without an organized group to do that people will see the Meteorite Men show, or read about it online and go out hunting and either get in trouble, or destroy vital data.”

This is a noble cause and something that I thought I would like to be a part of but where if not in the MHA is a Newbie Nobody from Nowhere like myself to learn and that is my point. If you model yourself after these noble invitation only organizations then why do you need to start a new group just stay with these groups that work. Why don’t you just make the changes to these organizations that you have motioned in your comments above.

I thought your interest in starting a new organization was to promote the ethical private collection of meteorites and use it as more or less a teaching tool, because of the overwhelming new interest from the general public form the viewing of such shows as The Meteorite Men. Correct me if I’m wrong, I thought your interest was to educate this new bread of hunter on how to preserve data so that it would not be lost, provide them with the tools so to speak even go so far as to provide newbies like myself with a starter kit (shirt, jewelers loupe and rare earth magnets).

My question is why go to this much trouble if you are going to fashion the MHA after the IMCA and make it an invitation only organization, where I live I have very little or no chance of meeting or getting acquainted with anyone (short of online) that would even offer to take me under his or her wing and get me started in meteoritic or the MHA.

Thanks;

Markus

I downloaded from the Internet a copy of “Interview With Robert Pearlman, Alan Rosen” by FREDRICKA WHITFIELD.Aired July 13,2002-12:35 ET says: ” THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.” (Maybe it can be updated now.)

Well, actually the really important news was behind that fact,the real reason for which NASA launched “Operation Lunar Eclipse.”
As you can realize now in light of the facts ; the true intention of NASA was recover (without to make noise ) some of the samples of moon rocks from the Apollo 11 mission that gift in 1969 without having been classified or studied.

Because instead of humbly acknowledge this error, decided to hide it by creating disinformation and demonizing those who for some reason had in their possession a Apollo 11 Moon-rock,with the hope that these rocks which showing the error , disappear.

The “Operation Lunar Eclipse” was a failure, but NASA published it as a “success”.-They had to create a spectacle to distract attention from the real reason. Using for this purpose at Robert Pearlman and elevating the status of “Hero” to J. Gutheimz.
Unfortunately, people who chose to lie, to try to hide the errors,are still at NASA and when mistakes are more big, still choose deception.

After the news about the Lunar Rock Holland, AP issued the following official statement:

“NASA turned over the samples to the State Department to distribute,” said Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, a NASA historian, in an e-mailed response to questions. “We don’t have any records about when and to whom the rocks were given.”

“The Office of the Historian does not keep records of what became of the moon rocks, and to my knowledge, there is no one entity that does so,” emailed Tiffany Hamelin, the State Department historian.
I fear for the future of Jennifer Ross-Nazzal and Tiffany Hamelin.

The MHA is an organization for the education of the public about meteorites, their recovery and science. Members of the MHA are meteorite hunters and scientists who recover meteorites in the field and the MHA has no plans to create a “database” for meteorite data when one already exists. Data collected by MHA members will be shared with proper channels on a individual basis.

Regards.
Eric

This might help ease the tension between the hunter community and the research community, and make it easier for us to lobby for increased availability of public lands for meteorite hunting.

Just a thought…

Learning about meteorites, and meteorite hunting from members of the MHA will help provide a vehicle for the advancement of the science, will provide education to the public, and an organized voice for the meteorite hunting community. Until the MHA there hasn’t yet been a single group or organization willing and able to do this and help people learn about meteorite hunting in this way. The MHA will provide that.

We’re moving forward. The first thing we need as a group is interest, and I think given the popularity of this thread, and others like it concerning the MHA, the positive feedback I’ve received is a good sign that we’re on the right track.

Now lets get busy with it!

Regards,
Eric