RE: [iwar] [anti-nato] FAREWELL, MIR! (fwd)
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Subject: RE: [iwar] [anti-nato] FAREWELL, MIR! (fwd)
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At 05:59 AM 3/24/01 +0500, Ozair wrote:
>I concur, this is more like someone letting out steam that was long stored
>just for this purpose.
I agree. Unfortunately, the anti-semitic tone tends to turn one off to
seeking (what I assume is) the underlying motivation (see below).
>[Ross Leo wrote]
>
>PS: I know the full story about MIR - there was nothing to be done about
>it, regardless of any person's wishes. It's falling out of orbit was going
>to happen eventually no matter what.
I have to wonder ... seems to me that a very small thrust-device could have
been attached that would have pushed Mir into higher orbit, and we could
have kept it in orbit indefinitely. Regardless of its functionality, as a
source
of raw materials, just imagine the cost of putting that much mass into orbit.
Sad that the demise of Mir garnered so little attention (save for the
"fireworks"
re-entry aspect.) It was a proud symbol of a people who put the first
satellite
in orbit, had the first man in space, had the first woman in space, conducted
the first spacewalk. Also, when it comes to longevity for a continuous
presence
in space, it will be more than a decade before the space station "Freedom" (or
"Alpha") even approaches the many records that Mir has set.
I can understand why many Russians would be upset, and angry.
___tony___
Tony Bartoletti 925-422-3881
Information Operations, Warfare and Assurance Center
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA 94551-9900
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