re: Wasn't there a solar activity issue?

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Keith Cowing — 4/25/2005 12:15:22 AM (archived)

There is always some drag - even when the sun is quiet. Solar activity swells the Earth's atmosphere and the drag is increased - necessitating more frequent reboost burns.

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  - re: A solar maximum chart - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2005 4:49:11 AM
    - re: A solar maximum chart - Keith Cowing - 4/25/2005 6:26:22 AM
    - re: A solar maximum chart - Keith Cowing - 4/25/2005 6:15:53 AM
  - re: A question - Keith Cowing - 4/25/2005 12:12:32 AM
    - Drag + timing for crew exchange? - Sawyer - 4/25/2005 12:04:50 PM
      - re: Drag + timing for crew exchange? - Keith Cowing - 4/25/2005 1:13:02 PM
  - Wasn't there a solar activity issue? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/24/2005 10:26:42 PM
    - re: Wasn't there a solar activity issue? - Keith Cowing - 4/25/2005 12:15:22 AM
      - re: Wasn't there a solar activity issue? - Jacob Samorodin - 4/25/2005 2:56:20 PM
        
        re: Wasn't there a solar activity issue? - Keith Cowing - 4/25/2005 3:33:17 PM
    - re: Wasn't there a solar activity issue? - gbaikie - 4/25/2005 12:08:53 AM
- re: De-orbit burn ongoing - Raoul - 4/24/2005 9:27:15 PM

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