Talk:Bernard Foing

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This article is a stub. Before nominating it for deletion, please examine all of these reliable sources which mention Bernard Foing including the following: BBC News Physics World Astronomy.com Cosmos Magazine FOX News Mars Society MSNBC New Scientist NPR Science Magazine San Fancisco Gate Space.com USA Today

Here are some more sources we can use about SMART-1: ESA Science & Technology: SMART-1 Solar System Exploration: Missions: By Target: Moon: Past: SMART-1 SMART-1's bridge to the future exploration of the Moon SMART-1 set for more lunar science SMART-1 celebrates its first year in space Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon

I'll try to work them into the article or perhaps add them as external links. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 18:24, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Potential sources we can use to expand Mars Express section
Scientists Struggle to Digest Surprises from Europe's Mars Craft Ice belt 'encircled Mars equator' Methane found in Mars atmosphere Say cheese for the Mars probe Hints of Habitability from the Mars Express Hints of Habitability A first case study of mapping Martian geology with Mars Express data: the Gusev area HRSC: the High Resolution Stereo Camera of Mars Express Mars Express sees its first water – scientific results Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars’ south pole LAYOUT-2/MARS EXPRESS A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:32, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Confusion of Job Titles?
The article current states "Bernard Foing is Chief Scientist and Senior Research Coordinator at the European Space Agency (ESA)". Is this one job title or two? Either way, is he at this/these position(s) for ESA as a whole or for the Research and Scientific Support Department? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 03:21, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I think that it's a single title... seems to be, anyway. Since the question is being asked though, and it seems a reasonable question to ask, we should really find a source for it. I have no clue if he's still there or not, either.:( — V = I * R  (talk to Ω) 04:12, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I've changed it to 'scientist' until we get more clarification. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)


 * That is a very good idea until a source the verifies that title can be found. Chillum  00:50, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Should biography section be third or first?
Currently, the biography section is the third section of article. Should it be first? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 04:01, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't really know, at this point. I wasn't particularly concerned about it yesterday, and I don't think we're at the point where we need to worry about it. We just need to add some more content, right now. — V = I * R  (talk to Ω) 04:13, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that this might be just about all the content we're going to get (unless we resort to using more primary sources). I've spent the last two days looking for sources and this content is the best I've been able to come up with.  I'm still looking but I think I've hit the point of diminishing returns.  I can't even find the guy's birthday.  (Of course, I'm searching online.  I have no idea what exists in print).  BTW, this is apparently his LinkedIn page.  Unfortunately, it's hidden, we have no official confirmation that it's really his, and even still, at best it could only be used as a primary source.  A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 04:28, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * First (after the lead section). Bubba73 (talk), 05:51, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That works for me... if this is going to be it, we should probably combine a couple of sections, anyway. I added a bunch, but that was in anticipation of more content. I have to say, Bio's kind of suck. I really think I'd rather just stick to equipment and events, personally. — V = I * R  (talk to Ω) 06:49, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Noah's Cosmic Ark: Preserving DNA on the Moon
We could probably write a paragraph (or so) about Fiong's advocacy of creating a lunar gene bank: Could a Lunar Gene Bank Save Our Species? Noah's Cosmic Ark: Preserving DNA on the Moon Could a Lunar Gene Bank Save Our Species? Plans for 'doomsday ark' on the moon Mankind's secrets kept in lunar ark Noah's Ark plan from top Moon man Noah's Ark on the Moon

The last one is a primary source. I'm pretty busy during the week so I probably won't get around to it until this weekend. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 22:45, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Request for comment
I created an article on Bernard Foing, the Principle Project Scientist for SMART-1, the European Space Agency's first mission to the Moon. I could use a subject matter expert to do a sanity check that what I've written is correct. I've done the best that I can in finding reliable sources to cite. But, to be honest, I'm not a professional biographer. In fact, I never heard of this guy until a couple days ago. Though the article is only a couple days old, it's already #10 on Google search results for "Bernard Foing". There are no content disputes or anything going on. I'm pretty much the only editor working on the article. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 01:44, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * After spending more time researching Foing, I'm a little more confident in the article's content and I'm not sure this RfC is still necessary. The only thing that there was some confusion on was his job title, which we weren't able to resolve, so we removed it and now it describes him as simply a "scientist".  A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 20:35, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


 * hey i read the discussion page from the moon landing conspiracy hoax, specifically the part that mentions the creation of this article. good job, keep up the good work. if you need help, let me know ill be glad to help out here. I think that scientist would work here, i couldnt find anything as of yet either. but am still looking. MACKEL ♠  06:50, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Found broken link
I've gone through the article and checked if any of the cited refs were broken. Reference 9 is currently broken. I checked at Archive.org, but they don't have an archive for it. If anyone can find a new link, or new reference for this information, that would be great. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 03:08, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, fixed. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:22, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

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