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13-October-2005, 08:41 PM
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Gravitational trouble at the BBC
Just saw this at the BBC News service (Clicky):
[...]Shenzhou VI, which has two astronauts on board, is in a low enough orbit to be affected by the Earth's gravitational pull. (My emphasis) I wonder when newspeople will realise that the earths gravity extends quite a bit away from the planet... My first thread, and my first post. Please be gentle with me... 
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13-October-2005, 09:21 PM
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Aggh! This is basic, high school physics!
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14-October-2005, 12:42 AM
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Quote:
http://www.bautforum.com/showthread....874#post577873 I'm pretty sure they meant "atmosphere" instead of "gravitational pull." A perigee of 124 miles (in the initial orbit) is pretty low.
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