QUESTION:
Whats going on now (January 9, 1996)?? My friends at JPL say you have 
some significant findings.  We should be deeply emersed in all kind of 
cool new findings. Why are you keeping this from the public?? Why haven't 
they been released?? Has the government shutdown crippled you that bad??

ANSWER from Charlie Sobeck on January 10, 1996:
Unfortunately, the federal government shutdown has delayed the release of the
Galileo Probe data.  The first public release of results had been scheduled
for December 19, 1995, but this event was not deemed to be essential to
government operations (that is, not necessary for the protection of public
health or property).  A tentative target of January 9, 1996 was missed when
the government shutdown continued longer than expected and it is now expected
that the initial results will be released in late January, before the end of
the latest continuing resolution.  Those of us working on the Galileo Project
(in many cases for 15, 20 years or more) are deeply frustrated over the delay
and are continuing to make every effort to release the results as soon as
possible.