Re: OT What is the big deal about Hubble danger?
- From: mm <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 22:11:57 -0400
On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:23:14 -0500, dicko <drwho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2009 13:29:09 -0700, Steve Daniels <sdaniels@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
They're worried that a bit of space junk will hit them, and
they'll need a new ride home.
I like how the newsmedia is hyping this fact. I mean, the HST has
been in orbit for 19 years and hasnt been hit by any debris yet.
Here's a quote from an article today:
"That wasn't the only unnerving thing about this mission.
Space is particularly littered in this 350-mile-high orbit, and
Atlantis and its crew face a greater risk of being slammed by a piece
of junk. As a precaution, NASA has a rescue shuttle on standby, ready
to launch in just three days if necessary."
Just the sort of thing that prompted me to post.
So why would they be slammed with space junk during this 5 day
mission, if the HST hasnt been hit in 19 years?
And even if it was only 13 years at one altitude and 6 at the higher,
right you are.
.
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