At 11:35 -0500 8/6/04, jhfinexgs2(a)compsys.to wrote: < ...compsys.to ?? cool, is Toronto its own nation now, or what? Southwest Research Institute periodically has engineers transporting spacecraft power boxes, compute boxes, and scientific instruments. We cause minor headaches at security because many of these are contamination sensitive and want to stay inside of their dry-nitrogen-backfilled sealed ESD bags. The engineers carry drivers' licenses and passports (where applicable) and letters on SwRI or NASA letterhead and a contact number at SwRI for security to call and verify they are who they say they are. YMMV, but we have rarely if ever had problems. But then, we all look like geeks anyway (Mike Gemeny, you can confirm this with your brother :-) ). We do call security in advance, but since there's usually a shift change before we arrive, I think it rarely makes any difference. Can't help with that. -- - Mark 210-522-6025, page 888-733-0967