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06-23-2024, 08:58 AM
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Acceleration Unit of an X-ray Telescope Falls Down to Earth
An acceleration unit of an X-ray telescope was launched into orbit but a certain miscalculation caused it to fall on/near a Chinese village..
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06-23-2024, 09:07 PM
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Re: Acceleration Unit of an X-ray Telescope Falls Down to Earth
Someone missed a decimal point. I deduce from the smoke trail that the Chinese are using "Fuming Red Nitric Acid" as a propellant fuel. |
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06-25-2024, 10:54 PM
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Re: Acceleration Unit of an X-ray Telescope Falls Down to Earth
Yeah, late 1960's tech. Although maybe it's a cheap chemical for them. Not every space effort gets the big bucks to spend. Launch people everywhere have to work with what the government pays for them to use. I bet the engineers on THAT program were gnashing their teeth when they were told to use that stuff. |
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06-25-2024, 10:56 PM
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Re: Acceleration Unit of an X-ray Telescope Falls Down to Earth
I bet when they watch Spacex on the tube, they come in their astronaut jumpsuits. |
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06-30-2024, 05:51 PM
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Re: Acceleration Unit of an X-ray Telescope Falls Down to Earth
All the guys at Mission Control probably got sucked into weaving machines or run over by fork lifts.
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