Date: Wed, 2 Dec 92 05:10:15 From: Space Digest maintainer Reply-To: Space-request@isu.isunet.edu Subject: Space Digest V15 #487 To: Space Digest Readers Precedence: bulk Space Digest Wed, 2 Dec 92 Volume 15 : Issue 487 Today's Topics: Space probe to pass Earth Welcome to the Space Digest!! Please send your messages to "space@isu.isunet.edu", and (un)subscription requests of the form "Subscribe Space " to one of these addresses: listserv@uga (BITNET), rice::boyle (SPAN/NSInet), utadnx::utspan::rice::boyle (THENET), or space-REQUEST@isu.isunet.edu (Internet). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 06:00:01 GMT From: moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com Subject: Space probe to pass Earth Newsgroups: sci.space In article <1992Dec2.010418.19960@Princeton.EDU>, phoenix.Princeton.EDU!carlosn (Carlos G. Niederstrasser) writes... >190 miles ?!?! Isn't that even closer than the normal shuttle orbit? Are they >missing a few zeroes? I mean, at 190 miles I would expect air resistance >(considering the high speed) to be quite detrimental. I do believe it is 190 miles. Hmm. Me just had crazy idea. Aim the spacecraft so the air resistance will attempt to force the stuck HGA open (like an umbrella or parachute) while trying to crank it open at the same time. Perhaps this will free it? Or tear it apart? (I'd guess not, as it was expected to be fully open now) >And on a 'whine' note, once again the press trying to scare ignorant fools by >stating that the spacecraft is atomic-powered. Was that reference really >necessary in the context of the article? I think not! naah. If they really wanted to scare the populace they'd mention how it was powered by pl*t*nium, not merely say "atomic powered"... :-) -Mike ------------------------------ End of Space Digest Volume 15 : Issue 487 ------------------------------