On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 6:15 PM Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote:
> * > First, if Russia controls the engines then any deorbiting will be the > responsibility of Russia. Second, why would you pay any attention to > someone who thinks the ISS doesn't pass over Russia?* > I don't think the ISS does pass over Russia, it's orbit is too far to the south. John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> 1lI > > Brent > > On 2/25/2022 2:31 PM, John Clark wrote: > > Russia controls the part of the International Space Station that includes > its engines used to adjust its orbit, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's > space agency, made this threat about what would happen if the west does not > cooperate with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. > > "*If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an > uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or Europe? There is > also the option of dropping a 500-ton structure to India and China. Do you > want to threaten them with such a prospect? The ISS does not fly over > Russia, so all the risks are yours.*" > > John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis > <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv1uDrQirzp%2B1_YHy2bU%2BfcK5vVggZLbVHRAxUqycaXHxw%40mail.gmail.com.
