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To: r9etb
Let's look at that. As the CM is above GEO, it will want to fall back

Not if it's moving faster the orbital velocity for the altitude (as it would be)

48 posted on 12/10/2008 6:28:24 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (Zero tolerance does not mean putting up with Barack for the next 4 years - that's just punishment)
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To: Oztrich Boy
Not if it's moving faster the orbital velocity for the altitude (as it would be)

I don't think so. The CM is still in orbit. FOr orbits, faster=higher=backward. I don't think a tether will change that.

50 posted on 12/10/2008 6:38:51 PM PST by r9etb
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