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Moscow's Space Chief Threatens To Crash ISS Into US If Sanctions Proceed

hank
edited March 2022 in Off-Topic
“As tensions escalate across the United States and Europe over the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow's space chief has made an eyebrow-raising threat against Washington. In a series of tweets, Dmitry Rogozin has said he could stop maintaining the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), and allow it to crash into the U.S. … Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently living and working on board the orbiting outpost.”

Maybe “a chill in the air” up there?

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To lend some clarity: The ISS is in a low earth orbit and requires periodic “boosts” from an attached Soyuz space capsule to stay aloft. Probably a few times a year. Elon Musk thinks he can maintain the orbit with his space ship. Maybe. But there are a lot of technical issues, including - particular docking port configuration and its location on the ISS, fuel capacity of capsule used, etc. Probably not a slam-dunk.

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  • AnnaAnna
    Has global warming brought on some sort of widespread genetic pattern just waiting for the proper environmental triggers or is the species labelled "human" just not viable?
  • catch22catch22
    edited March 2022
    Hi @Anna Excellent thought. Whatever happened to the "Age of Aquarius"? Perhaps just a fickle step in time.

    For those who don't know or are too young to have lived this period in the U.S.: A term in a song, "Let the Sunshine In" by the Firth Dimension, in 1969, from the album "The Age of Aquarius".

    In astrology, the term Age of Aquarius refers to a period of time (associated with the zodiac sign Aquarius) that is believed to bring an increase in harmony in the world.

    Take care of yourself.
    Catch


  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    "Is the species labelled "human" just not viable?"

    @Anna- that's been my theory for quite a while now. An experiment that didn't wok out all that well.
  • hank
    +1 Well, certainly qualifies as “endangered”.
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