Russian Space first again!
United Uniformity
23-11-2006, 04:01
Another Russian space first, will they ever give up?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6164988.stm
:D
Experts disagree on how far the ball will travel in space.
The sponsor, Element 21 Golf, says it will fly for three years, while Nasa says it will more probably fall into the Earth's atmosphere and burn up within three days.
Since when does a golf company count as an expert?
Somewhere Nikitia Kruschchev is shaking his head in despair...
JiangGuo
23-11-2006, 04:13
Somewhere Nikitia Kruschchev is shaking his head in despair...
Do you mean Nikita Khrushchev? The guy would have loved it, when Gargarin made it into orbit, he nearly joined Yuri up there; he was THAT happy. (lol)
When it comes to Space Firsts he was interested in getting Soviet kudos so that he can gloat in embassy dinners and the UN.
Alan B. Shepard Junior did hit two golf balls on the lunar surface on Apollo 14....
JiangGuo
23-11-2006, 04:18
If the golf ball's orbit was prograde (into the direction of travel relative to the space station) it would enter some kind of orbit.
If it was retrograde it would burn up make re-entry very quickly indeed.
Meh. Imagine if one of the Orion/CEV got hit by the orbitting golf ball (lol).
Do you mean Nikita Khrushchev? The guy would have loved it, when Gargarin made it into orbit, he nearly joined Yuri up there; he was THAT happy. (lol)
Damn typos. However, Nikita would've really liked it if he found a way to set up a space golf course and station nuclear missiles on it.
Dobbsworld
23-11-2006, 06:16
Damn typos. However, Nikita would've really liked it if he found a way to set up a space golf course and station nuclear missiles on it.
Don't worry, JianGuo was in no position to crebe about the spelling of "Khrushchev" in your post while simultaneously mangling "Gagarin" in his own:
when Gargarin made it into orbit
Barbaric Tribes
23-11-2006, 06:20
*opens vodka*
Ah, yes. We have beaten the Americans at golf now! in space! for the motherland!
JiangGuo
29-11-2006, 04:59
Don't worry, JianGuo was in no position to crebe about the spelling of "Khrushchev" in your post while simultaneously mangling "Gagarin" in his own:
Damnation.
The South Islands
29-11-2006, 05:58
Whacking ball on Moon>Whacking ball in space
Another Russian space first, will they ever give up?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6164988.stm
:D
Mmm, an astounding achievement. :p
Bodies Without Organs
29-11-2006, 06:31
Alan B. Shepard Junior did hit two golf balls on the lunar surface on Apollo 14....
Yeah, ain't it great, and don't it tell us so much about the US - there are twice as many pieces of sporting equipment on the moon than pieces of art.
The South Islands
29-11-2006, 07:06
Yeah, ain't it great, and don't it tell us so much about the US - there are twice as many pieces of sporting equipment on the moon than pieces of art.
2x0=0
Bodies Without Organs
29-11-2006, 13:10
2x0=0
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Fallen_Astronaut.jpg
Crap art? Maybe, but art nonetheless.
Whacking ball on Moon<Whacking ball in space
Fixed. :p
JobbiNooner
29-11-2006, 13:27
The sponsor, Element 21 Golf, says it will fly for three years, while Nasa says it will more probably fall into the Earth's atmosphere and burn up within three days.
It depends on how much velocity the ball has. If it has sufficient velocity, it could potentially stay there until it hits something. To stay in orbit you have to have enough velocity so the Earthward pull of gravity matches your forward movement. In essence you constantly fall towards Earth, but because you are moving so fast, perpenicular to the gravitational vector, you never get to Earth. I doubt that the cosmonaut was able to hit it that hard though. I'm with NASA and give it 3 or 4 days at most.
I want to know who thought of such a silly stunt. What I'd really like to know is if they actually sell more golf balls now.
Free Randomers
29-11-2006, 13:29
I want to know who thought of such a silly stunt.
Nasa - which has taken a dim view of the stunt.
Neo Esper
29-11-2006, 17:24
Wonder what would happen if the golf ball stays up there and develops a gravitational pull far stronger than the Earth? Just imagine it. The golf ball replacing the Earth's orbit around the Sun causing us to have a new orbit around a golf ball!
Or what would happen if the golf ball turns into like another moon and starts affecting the tide on the Earth?!! Causing mass tidal waves!! Think of the endless possibilities and events that could change the Earth due to an orbitting golf ball!!! For the love of cake!! It could destroy us all!!!
Or....not....Could just burn up in the atmosphere or continue throughout space, hit an alien space craft. The alien space craft accepts it as a declaration of war and attacks us. So many possibilities....
Aye...and people think I'm insane....
Greyenivol Colony
29-11-2006, 19:23
Do you mean Nikita Khrushchev? The guy would have loved it, when Gargarin made it into orbit...
Do you mean Yuri Gagarin?
(Sorry, but pedantic gets what pedantic gives...)
EDIT: Argh, beaten to it.
Anyway, I should probably say something on topic. Um, well done Russian Guy. Although you probably got the idea from an American.