I estimate that it would have taken about 100 supply ship loads of fuel to
get it out to near Lunar orbit.


      Russell McMahon
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Morris" <mikem@SUBETHER.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2001 17:27
Subject: Re: [OT]:Mir


> Velocity required for Earth orbit is about 17,500 MPH.  Escape velocity is
> around 25k MPH. So yes, it takes a lot of horsepower... ie, *lots* of gas
> (ok, LOX + Hydrogen) and *big* engines (in good condition :)  to burn it.
> Mir has (or had) neither.
>
> Speaking of Earth orbit, anyone know if a PIC's been in space yet?
>
> - Mike
>
> At 04:57 PM 3/23/2001 +1200, Jinx wrote:
> >I've heard the question asked several times but never an answer
> >
> >Why is so much trouble being taken to crash Mir when it seems
> >possible to send it out of orbit away from Earth ? Is it just a
> >question of fuel ? There've been many cargo trips to Mir, just
> >wondered why they didn't do it that way
> >
> >Thought I'd better ask now as there's only an hour before the old
> >rustbucket's due over NZ and well, you never know. Although the
> >planned braking bursts are said to be going OK and on schedule
> >so no one's kacked their dacks yet about an unexpected visit
> >
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