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Morning BC

Have a good morning bro's...I'm gonna get moving on stuff.

Morning OBC

I don't know which of the preview clips I saw, but it was about a month or so before Gravity came out. The two things I saw were:

1. Astronaut 1 lets go of Astronaut 2's tether and starts drifting away... orbits don't work like that.

2. In a free fall environment, Bullock's hair wouldn't lay down nicely, it would appear to float around her head. This is why female astronauts almost always have their hair tied up tightly.


And I just watched the following trailer on youtube and noticed another thing...



The ISS and Hubble telescope would never be close to each other. Hubble orbits at an altitude of about 560km and the ISS is usually between 340km and 410km. Inclination (tilt of the orbit) is also quite different between the two: Hubble is 28.5 (direct insertion launch from Cape Canaveral, FL) and the ISS is inclined at 51.6 degrees. The ISS and Hubble combined contain enough fuel to match each other's orbits by ~.001%.

And I don't know what that other structure is that also collides with the ISS, but it shouldn't be there either. Upon reading some of the comments, it seems that this might be the (future planned) Chinese Space Station? It looks like the CSS will be at an inclination of ~40 degrees, and the altitude will closely match the ISS. If they launch on schedule and assuming inclination and altitude don't change, depending on other orbital elements, they could orbit for decades without ever coming within 100km of each other.

BC, do you jive with my analysis? I ask because I know you like physics and science and stuff... ;)

And now that I've completely ruined that movie for everyone here, have a nice Sunday! I dropped Mrs. HoneyBadger off at the airport this morning, so it's just me and HB Jr for the next 2 weeks! Hopefully he doesn't get really sick like last time...

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

I don't know which of the preview clips I saw, but it was about a month or so before Gravity came out. The two things I saw were:

1. Astronaut 1 lets go of Astronaut 2's tether and starts drifting away... orbits don't work like that.

2. In a free fall environment, Bullock's hair wouldn't lay down nicely, it would appear to float around her head. This is why female astronauts almost always have their hair tied up tightly.


And I just watched the following trailer on youtube and noticed another thing...



The ISS and Hubble telescope would never be close to each other. Hubble orbits at an altitude of about 560km and the ISS is usually between 340km and 410km. Inclination (tilt of the orbit) is also quite different between the two: Hubble is 28.5 (direct insertion launch from Cape Canaveral, FL) and the ISS is inclined at 51.6 degrees. The ISS and Hubble combined contain enough fuel to match each other's orbits by ~.001%.

And I don't know what that other structure is that also collides with the ISS, but it shouldn't be there either. Upon reading some of the comments, it seems that this might be the (future planned) Chinese Space Station? It looks like the CSS will be at an inclination of ~40 degrees, and the altitude will closely match the ISS. If they launch on schedule and assuming inclination and altitude don't change, depending on other orbital elements, they could orbit for decades without ever coming within 100km of each other.

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

I don't know which of the preview clips I saw, but it was about a month or so before Gravity came out. The two things I saw were:

1. Astronaut 1 lets go of Astronaut 2's tether and starts drifting away... orbits don't work like that.

2. In a free fall environment, Bullock's hair wouldn't lay down nicely, it would appear to float around her head. This is why female astronauts almost always have their hair tied up tightly.


And I just watched the following trailer on youtube and noticed another thing...



The ISS and Hubble telescope would never be close to each other. Hubble orbits at an altitude of about 560km and the ISS is usually between 340km and 410km. Inclination (tilt of the orbit) is also quite different between the two: Hubble is 28.5 (direct insertion launch from Cape Canaveral, FL) and the ISS is inclined at 51.6 degrees. The ISS and Hubble combined contain enough fuel to match each other's orbits by ~.001%.

And I don't know what that other structure is that also collides with the ISS, but it shouldn't be there either. Upon reading some of the comments, it seems that this might be the (future planned) Chinese Space Station? It looks like the CSS will be at an inclination of ~40 degrees, and the altitude will closely match the ISS. If they launch on schedule and assuming inclination and altitude don't change, depending on other orbital elements, they could orbit for decades without ever coming within 100km of each other.

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Thanks for explaining what you saw, I'll read/scrutinize later, heading out the door to church now. [Tooth]

Morning hoes. Tell Jesus I said hi

Good Morning!