[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[sci.space.policy] Re: The Brown Cloud, or "Now for the crazy part..."
On 23 Oct 1997 14:45:54 +0200, in alt.humor.best-of-usenet
[email protected] (Michael R. Grabois) wrote:
>Subject: Re: The Brown Cloud, or "Now for the crazy part..."
>From: "Kermitus" <[email protected]>
>Newsgroups: sci.space.policy
>
>Allen Karchmer <[email protected]> wrote in article
><[email protected]>...
>>
>> The Russians now believe that the brown droplets reported by the crew
>> last week resulted from an external leak of urine being stored in
>> Progress. They have seen a decrease in pressure to 0 psi in their
>> telemetry, confirming there is a leak [no pun intended - ak] in the
>> tank.
>>
>> Now, this is absolutely true. I have not made it up. The question is:
>> How should we, as serious space policy maker wannabees, deal with it?
>> Should we deal with it seriously as, say, an issue in orbital debris?
>> (Realize that if this tank is leaking, it will continue to spout frozen
>> urine until the Progress is jettisoned). Orbital debris, after all, is
>> of no small concern to the designers and eventual residents of ISS.
>
>As long as the leak involves only urine, I see no problem; it will
>just freeze, then drift away. If fecal mater is involved, however,
>it could be a violation of START, which, as I understand it, allows
>neither the US nor Russia to pre-position icy BMs in orbit...
>
>--
>Moderators accept or reject articles based solely on the criteria posted
>in the Frequently Asked Questions. Article content is the responsibility
>of the submittor. Submit articles to [email protected]. To write
>to the moderators, send mail to [email protected].
--
Gregory S. Sutter "How do I read this file?"
mailto:[email protected] "You uudecode it."
http://www.pobox.com/~gsutter/ "I I I decode it?"
===
This message was sent to mph-humor. No guarantees of actual humor are
provided. Archives and instructions for subscribing or unsubscribing
are available from http://mph124.rh.psu.edu/~hunt/humor .