Hi Chris,
Thank you for replying in a short and easy way to describe the objects size
being trackable. I won't begin to pretend to know about these things. The
initial comment seemed like as hip-shot and I didn't think NASA or the
astronaut deserved it.
Best regards,
Greg
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Greg Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA
Hi Greg-
This thing was, in fact, deliberately discarded with the knowledge that it
would reenter. It posed no risk to anything else because it was large
enough to track, in a known orbit, and was sure to have a short lifetime
in space. It had no potential to produce any additional debris.
This isn't the first thing they scuttled from the ISS.
Chris
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA
Hello Greg,
Where do you read that an astronaut, "..threw it (ammonia tank) overboard
(from the International Space Station) during a space walk in July
2007."? I find it highly unlikely that material would be purposely tossed
into space to potentially be a floating target for future spacecraft
and/or satellites to hit. I do not think NASA has the same mindset that
some cruise ship operators have by throwing their bags of trash into the
ocean.
My thoughts!
Greg
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