Correction: there was one golf ball, which he had up to three chances to hit. It has been "launched." I do not know the exact time but it was shortly after commencement of the spacewalk which was delayed and started at 0055 EST. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Holdsworth" <robbonz1@xtra.co.nz> To: "Seesat List" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 6:45 AM Subject: Golf ball "launch" > Up to three golf balls will be launched by the astronauts in the early > stages of the upcoming EVA. which commences at 1800 EST - if I have my > time conversion correct this is 2300 UTC - the spacewalk lasts around 6 > hours. > > The golf balls have less mass than the normal golf ball. They are only > expected to remain in orbit for about three days or so. > > Details here: > > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html > > Robert > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > __________ NOD32 1877 (20061122) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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