Aeronautics Industry Aeronautics Industry    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  returning interplanetary probe?          Aeronautics Industry Forum Index -> Aeronautics Industry View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jim Oberg Guest Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:42 pm    Post subject: returning interplanetary probe? For awhile there was speculation this was a returning Apollo-era S4B stage, but more recent measurements seem to lower the chances of that... Earth's "Other Moon" April 17, 2007 by Roger W. Sinnott http://skytonight.com/news/Earth_Second__Moon.html?showAll=y&c=y Last September, when a tiny asteroid drifted into Earth's vicinity, our planet's gravity captured it. The meter-size object, designated 6R10DB9, is now making its third wide swing around Earth. It was quite faint, magnitude 19.3, when discovered September 14th with the 0.68-meter (27-inch) Schmidt telescope of the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, and it won't get much brighter than that. ... <more> Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Guest Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:01 pm    Post subject: Re: returning interplanetary probe? On Apr 18, 1:42 pm, "Jim Oberg" <job...@houston.rr.com> wrote: Quote: For awhile there was speculation this was a returning Apollo-era S4B stage, but more recent measurements seem to lower the chances of that... Earth's "Other Moon" April 17, 2007 by Roger W. Sinnott http://skytonight.com/news/Earth_Second__Moon.html?showAll=y&c=y Last September, when a tiny asteroid drifted into Earth's vicinity, our planet's gravity captured it. The meter-size object, designated 6R10DB9, is now making its third wide swing around Earth. It was quite faint, magnitude 19.3, when discovered September 14th with the 0.68-meter (27-inch) Schmidt telescope of the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, and it won't get much brighter than that. ... <more Hmmm, whats the delta V to get to it? Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Aeronautics Industry Forum Index -> Aeronautics Industry All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Aeronautics Industry----------------Aeronautics Industry  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum 222 Attacks blocked Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group