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[M]mysterious space plane to land after a YEAR in orbit - and no one knows what it did up there
dailymailuk ^
| : 09:12 EST, 4 June 2012
| Rob Waugh
Posted on 06/04/2012 6:03:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: al baby
41
posted on
06/04/2012 6:49:52 PM PDT
by
arthurus
( Read Henry hazlitt's "Economics In One Lesson")
To: JRandomFreeper
I am right that 1829 miles is in rock... but 17000 MPH isn't 1829 miles from the center of the earth.
The results for 17K miles per hour work out to be 1.08 something earth radii.
And that's just too close for comfort. The atmposphere drags you down.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
To: dinodino; Jack Hydrazine
More likely due to presence of hydrazine or something like that. Yup...
44
posted on
06/04/2012 6:53:56 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1231 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
To: BenLurkin
What are the odds this thing accidently lands in Iran?
45
posted on
06/04/2012 6:54:24 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
("...The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God" Zech. 12:5)
To: HighWheeler
looks like a bit of a space shark.
all it needs are those dolls eyes stuck on the sides....
46
posted on
06/04/2012 7:02:02 PM PDT
by
visualops
(artlife.us)
To: Dogbert41
What are the odds this thing accidently lands in Iran?I am a cook. You want an Arty Orficer, find your own. I can say it WILL land.
You'll need someone smart to say where.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
I think I am lost in your math. Miles is a distance measurement and MPH is a velocity measurement. I’m not sure how you get from 17K mph to 1.08r.
Sorry if I missed something.
To: BenLurkin
It’s overdue for its’ 100 million mile service.
49
posted on
06/04/2012 7:08:52 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Dutch Boy
I don't know how to do this on the computer.... Velocity sub orbit equals the square root of the radius times the surface gravity sub orbit.
If I'm wrong, 'splain me. Won't be the first time I've been beat for math issues.
/johnny
According to X-37B manufacturer Boeing, the space plane operates in low-earth orbit, between 110 and 500 miles above earth. By comparison, the International Space Station orbits at about 220 miles.
51
posted on
06/04/2012 7:10:43 PM PDT
by
moose07
(The truth will out, one day.)
To: moose07
Ah... my stupid. I assumed circular orbit.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
53
posted on
06/04/2012 7:23:17 PM PDT
by
stickywillie
(a corrupt parallel universe exists beside our wonderful Constitution)
To: chuck_the_tv_out
“(1/2)mv^2”
Using a force equation for orbital distance?
54
posted on
06/04/2012 7:23:36 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Homosexuals are homophobes. They insist on being called 'gay' instead.)
To: Past Your Eyes
55
posted on
06/04/2012 7:28:02 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: stickywillie
I do know what BR549 means. And I loved Junior. Not enough to let one of my daughters marry him, but a lot.
/johnny
To: GreyFriar
Thanks for the ping. Yes, those are good photographs on the Daily Mail site. I haven’t seen anything about it in a U.S. publication.
57
posted on
06/04/2012 7:29:49 PM PDT
by
zot
To: BenLurkin
and no one knows what it did up there
58
posted on
06/04/2012 7:30:27 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Don't open that hatch!)
To: CodeToad
Ohhh. Ohhh. Check my math upthread and 'splain me where I'm wrong.
/johnny
To: CodeToad
Post #50, and it's not in normal notation, it's written. Sorry. But I would like a smackdown if I did it wrong or a thumbs up on if I did it right.
/johnny
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