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==Landings delayed==
The December 1996 mass landing failed to eventuate - but Nidle continued to spread 'messages' from the Galactic Federation that the spaceships would appear soon.  Further dates that were named and did not deliver a landing were the Gregorian New Year, and the spring of 1997.  Delays were blamed on a solar storm and the instability of the planet.  Many attractive glimpses of life in the new cosmic environment continued to be channeled.<ref>Helland, Christopher (2000) pp140-141</ref>  In February 1997, amazing details about the comet Hale-Bopp were communicated, and in March 1997 the number of space ships in the landing fleet was increased to 25 million.<ref name=Palmer2003p335/>