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Old June 20th 06, 12:20 AM posted to sci.space.station,sci.space.history
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Default Jettisoned space junk -- how big?

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:48:50 +0000, Jim Oberg wrote:

"Chuck Stewart"
.... is that it's perfectly *feasible* for
the ball to return at some later date and
impact ISS with a relative velocity orders
of magnitude greater than the one the
cosmonaut imparted to it.


I've heard this said,
but I haven't seen
any proof of it.


Hmmm... presumably
you and Jeff have
access to the same
resources I use
so that won't
help... Let me
send a couple
of emails...

Two requests
for cites
cannot be
ignored

--
Chuck Stewart
"Anime-style catgirls: Threat? Menace? Or just studying algebra?"