Re: Mir orbit to be raised, one shuttle visit

Earl Needham (kd5xb@amsat.org)
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 22:08:38 -0700 

At 11:36 PM 12/13/98 -0300, Tyler MacKenzie wrote:
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>	Personally, I'd rather see it kept up there as a permanent floating
>monument to human exploration of space.

	Won't the whole works gradually decay if not re-boosted every few months,
at least?

	I sure would like to have a piece for my collection -- how about some of
the ham gear?  <G>

	7 3
	Earl


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