On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:22:17 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Martha
Adams" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

(Yes, I've heard the reasons that were given for this orbit, so far
out
of the ecliptic. Isn't PR a useful resource for covering-up things?
My
guess is some Big Names wanted that space money kept here, available
for
coming wars.)

There are no earth orbits that remain in the ecliptic. And the reason
that ISS is in a 52 degree orbit is because the Russians can't reach
one in any lower inclination from Baikonur, your nutty paranoid
conspiracy theories notwithstanding.

Hi randy. Try *thinking* a little.

Physician heal thyself.

I think a lot. All the time. "marthy."