Space/Science » in reply to I thought I read somewhere that to get to the poles of the moon, you need to start from a polar (earth) orbit.

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• Cooperating for the Moon..or not....? - Raoul - 4/30/2007 7:52:42 PM
  • Write your Congressman now, and demand an investigation into this conspiracy against Russia - Algore - 5/1/2007 1:59:11 PM
    • Not the first time - Raoul - 5/1/2007 2:14:53 PM
  • Why would we need cooperation? - Lee - 5/1/2007 3:19:44 AM
    • re: Why would we need cooperation?-because "Pride cometh before a fall". - Andrew - 5/2/2007 11:49:07 PM
      • GDP - TB - 5/4/2007 5:04:36 AM
        • I'm hoping it happens! - TAFKASE - 5/4/2007 2:27:04 PM
      • US share of Global GDP - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 5/3/2007 2:02:13 PM
    • Delightful! - Bowser - 5/1/2007 6:20:10 AM
      • The ISS needs to be deorbited. - Lee - 5/1/2007 7:20:10 AM
        • International cooperation - Raoul - 5/1/2007 7:34:20 AM
          • Sell the ISS to the Chinese now - . - 5/1/2007 1:18:50 PM
            • Permanent presence - Raoul - 5/1/2007 1:39:56 PM
              • They need a space station, but not the ISS. - Lee - 5/1/2007 10:27:02 PM
                • True: to be truely used as a "weigh station" it probably should have been put in a polar orbit. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 5/2/2007 9:41:16 PM
                  • Polar orbit? - Lee - 5/3/2007 12:13:23 AM
                    • I thought I read somewhere that to get to the poles of the moon, you need to start from a polar (earth) orbit. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 5/3/2007 1:55:13 PM
                      • Administrator Griffin said the ISS was a mistake for the same reason. - Lee - 5/3/2007 8:12:46 PM
                  • P.S. this is one of the reasons why I love the idea of a Moon Base. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 5/2/2007 9:44:44 PM
                • Must a space station only be used as a garage for higher destinations? - Raoul - 5/2/2007 4:23:58 PM
                  • If you want to do life science onboard a space station. - Lee - 5/2/2007 9:07:01 PM
              • Here's what will happen... - . - 5/1/2007 2:41:01 PM
                • Salvage Rights - nick hoffman - 5/2/2007 7:25:37 AM
                • ROTFL! (n/t) - phil - 5/1/2007 6:40:37 PM