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2006-03-02 Science & Technology

Russia Plans Moronic Stunt From Intl Space Station For Money

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Posted by .com 2006-03-02 04:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This "if" orbital planes stuff is silly. Fact is if you are in orbit and fire off a golf ball there are three things that can happen (a) it comes right back to where it started after orbiting. The station will most likely have moved on but there is a chance each orbit of a collision until the golf ball eventually deorbits from friction. (b) the ball gets enough friction from the first orbit to shift into ever increasing lower orbits until it burns up. This is probably the plan. (c) The ball doesn't achieve orbit and just sort of takes up a position somewhere in orbit becoming another piece of troublesome junk.

This is a stupid stunt with no scientific application. If we are going to jettison the science lets turn the damn thing into a gas station and use it for orbital vehicular assembly for going to the moon (where golfing is better).

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-03-02 11:18|| 2006-03-02 11:18|| Front Page Top

#2 And if anyone gets to hit a golf ball into space, it should be a Scot.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-03-02 11:40|| 2006-03-02 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Seeing that they are the only ones who can get to it now - let them at it. I've always thought it was a money sink. All it seems they do up there are stupid experiments for elementary school kids on ants or bean sprouts.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2006-03-02 11:41|| 2006-03-02 11:41|| Front Page Top

#4 And if anyone gets to hit a golf ball into space, it should be a Scot.
No! It should be Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Posted by Me 2006-03-02 18:26|| 2006-03-02 18:26|| Front Page Top

#5 "It should be a Scot" - reminds me of that great BUGS BUNNY episode. Let the Russkis do it as long as Bugs will catch it.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-03-02 21:15|| 2006-03-02 21:15|| Front Page Top

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