Re: Shuttle water dump

From: Joerg Kampmann (joerg.kampmann@ibk-consult.de)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 06:06:47 PDT

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    this is Mr. Coriolis :-)
    Jörg
    
    "MALEY, PAUL D. (JSC-DO) (USA)" schrieb:
    > 
    > Bruno wrote:
    > 
    > "A question arises: how is it possible that the cloud gets in front
    > of the shuttle/ISS ? Is it an effect of perspective or does the
    > cloud travel faster than the shuttle, either by being ejected
    > forward or into a slightly lower orbit. I doubt that either would
    > show up in matter of 5 minutes or so."
    > 
    > The dump is directly toward the earth and so the particles are forced into
    > lower orbits in which the particles begin to move faster and then lead the
    > Shuttle. This is a normal consequence of such action and it does show up
    > very quickly after the start of the dump as evidenced by our video and
    > direct observations as early as 1984.
    > 
    > Paul
    > 
    > Paul D. Maley
    > Tel. 281.244.0208, Fax. 281.244.1140
    > Lat. 29.6049N, Lon. 95.1069W, Alt. 6m
    > 
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