Mir Shall Be Avenged!

At least that is how Pat Flannery might spin the following news item:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...e115a20f82.841

where Russia, rather than the United States, somehow ends up being the
first to announce the eventual watery grave of the ISS in 2020.

Although presumably it will burn up to tiny fragments on the way in.

John Savard

On Jul 27, 12:49*pm, Quadibloc wrote:
At least that is how Pat Flannery might spin the following news item:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...Vtj_n_MG8_1UfG...

where Russia, rather than the United States, somehow ends up being the
first to announce the eventual watery grave of the ISS in 2020.

Although presumably it will burn up to tiny fragments on the way in.

John Savard

it would be far better to send ISS into a heliospheric orbit left for
history......

In article
,
bob haller wrote:

On Jul 27, 12:49*pm, Quadibloc wrote:
At least that is how Pat Flannery might spin the following news item:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...Vtj_n_MG8_1UfG...

where Russia, rather than the United States, somehow ends up being the
first to announce the eventual watery grave of the ISS in 2020.

Although presumably it will burn up to tiny fragments on the way in.

John Savard

it would be far better to send ISS into a heliospheric orbit left for
history......

If you mean "heliocentric" orbit, it takes a lot of delta-V to get it
there, plus, I don't think the ISS could take the acceleration without
breaking up.

Orval Fairbairn scribbled something like ...

If you mean "heliocentric" orbit, it takes a lot of delta-V to get it
there, plus, I don't think the ISS could take the acceleration without
breaking up.

To do with chemical rockets would be difficult for that reason, but if you
have the time to use on ion drive, they've got the solar panels to power
it.

/dps

"Quadibloc" wrote in message
...
At least that is how Pat Flannery might spin the following news item:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...e115a20f82.841

where Russia, rather than the United States, somehow ends up being the
first to announce the eventual watery grave of the ISS in 2020.

Although presumably it will burn up to tiny fragments on the way in.


The ruskies have an inferiority complex.



John Savard

"Jonathan" wrote in message

The ruskies have an inferiority complex.


They also have a manned space capability.

In sci.space.policy message 746c6fc0-a6a4-429c-849b-041cb049215e@m3g200
0pre.googlegroups.com, Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:49:08, Quadibloc
posted:

At least that is how Pat Flannery might spin the following news item:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...j_n_MG8_1UfGh8
so3JSAIQ?docId=CNG.feed6fbd2ac38e43959fb0e115a20f 82.841

where Russia, rather than the United States, somehow ends up being the
first to announce the eventual watery grave of the ISS in 2020.

What the Russian ACTUALLY said was that the present agreement for the
use of ISS expires in 2020, and that at the end of its life ISS would be
splashed.

He did not say that it would be splashed in 2020.

His words were compatible with the possibility of the extension of the
agreement to operate.

AIUI.

Remember : the US press can, after a fashion, write; but there is little
evidence that itt is much good at reading.

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