Dear Karl, and All
Sitting in Australia we perceive that from time to time a space station has
the potential to drop on our heads.
The score so far is one hit (Skylab) and one miss (Mir).
On the available evidence it would seem that versts (km) are better than
miles (international, statute, survey, or nautical?) from an Australian
point of view.
However, from a Northern Hemisphere viewpoint I don't suppose it matters all
that much. Whether you use versts, miles, or even kilometres, the used space
stations still fall 'safely' in the Southern Hemisphere.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin CAMS
Geelong, Australia
on 2001-03-28 06.59, Karl G. Ruling at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> At 11:59 3/27/01 -0700, you wrote:
>> NASA must be using, or continues to allow to be used, the word miles as the
>> lingo in which its astronauts routinely converse. I suppose the Russian on
>> board is learning to use miles too. Who knows which 'mile" they mean
>> because it doesn't matter since accuracy doesn't matter with Americans even
>> if they are scientists or aviators.
>
>
> Are the Americans getting used to the Russians using versts? That would
> seem to be only fair.
>
> A verst is pretty close to a kilometer, so at least if the Russians did use
> versts, it wouldn't be too hard to convert to a unit that isn't archaic.
>
