" Jesse Nichols, a librarian on the Senate Finance Committee and the first black appointed to a clerical position inthe Senate, recalled that "Senator Gore used to come in and out of theclear blue sky he would say, 'Jesse, bring me a Coca-Cola.
The sub-millimeter radiation that the telescope will collect is usually absorbed by water, but the lack of moisture inthe atmosphere will enable scientists to enjoy a clear view of thesky.
And all this interspersed by hours adrift on the river, planks and ropes gently creaking inthe wind, the water dark and cool, the night skyclear above.