[meteorite-list] Congrats! You saw a water dump...

From: ceweed_at_qatar.net.qa <ceweed_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:17 2004
Message-ID: <e0634dcedc.dcedce0634_at_qatar.net.qa>

Hi Rob & folks

Didn't realise the launches were such a strain on the bladder
long mat their pots overflow ;-0
col

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:50 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] Congrats! You saw a water dump...

> Hi Colin,
>
> > ... nothing very meteoritic happening here in Qatar. Last
> > night I had the privilige of seeing the ISS persued by the
> > shuttle , as it crossed Abu Dhabi west to east, 7 hours from
> > docking. The exhaust fron the motors was clearly visible by
> > eye, & fantastic by bins. The gas ( ice crystals ? ) was
> > being blown in the shape of a mirrored "c" ( or an arabic 6 )
> > so that it appeared to overtake the shuttle.
>
> Based on your description, you saw a waste-water dump from
> the Shuttle. Lucky you! (I've never seen one myself). The
> water immediately turns to ice, and in short order should
> appear to speed ahead of the Shuttle due to its higher
> relative drag. I know that sounds contradictory, but what
> happens is that drag lowers the orbit of the ice particles
> relative to the Shuttle, and the lower in orbit you are the
> faster you go.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
>
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Received on Tue 26 Nov 2002 05:48:39 AM PST