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The original Sputnik
Posted by Reality (more from Reality) on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:04:01
In Reply to: Re: Cool video from the International Space Station, AdamSAAB2kAero, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:37

of 1957 could have done the same 90min per cycle run in low earth orbit. The digital camera and editing software are probably off-the-shelf commercial products.

What's truly amazing is that, under private enterprise competition, the development from a 1.5min hop at Kittyhawk (Wright Brothers) to transatlantic/transpacific commercial flights lasting many hours (compared to previous ship transportation lasting many weeks) took only 3 decades. Here we are, more than 7 decades after the original Sputnik, we still don't have two-hour commercial flight from New York to Australia even though the satellite makes the full circle round-trip in 1.5 hours.

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Cool video from the International Space Station, Noel , Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:40:15
- Love the Auroras! Saw my house at 1:17, Bill Homer, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:34:36
  - Me too, and the wife left the lights on again...(n/m), 93Gator, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:05:57
- Re: Cool video from the International Space Station, AdamSAAB2kAero, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:37
  - The original Sputnik, Tim, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:27:32
  - The original Sputnik, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:04:01
    - Then there's those pesky laws of physics..., Noel , Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:39:23
      - Competitive Market is a discovery process, Tim, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:29:41
      - Competitive Market is a discovery process, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:22:30
        S. Korea: case where gov't intervention has worked, Bill Homer, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:09:17
        post-facto rejigging of portfolio, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:26:11
        A perfect example of the saying..., Noel , Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:22:44
        aka Personal Attack when logic fails, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:47:05
        Then would you please tell us exactly how, Noel , Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:38:35
        Look up SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:07
        Re: Look up SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:38:39
        Re: Look up SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:41:22
        Clipper cost = $22K today, Gene N , Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:02:11
        Clipper ticket cost = $200k today, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:21:19
        Opps. San Francisco to Hong Kong, Gene N , Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:04:52
        One can also buy a ride on a Russian rocket, Noel , Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:48:36
        Also, Capital utilization rate would be much higher, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:28:50
        Not aware of any Russian rockets taking off from JFK, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:01:23
        Re: Not aware of any Russian rockets taking off from JFK, John G, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:37:25
        Does your Aunt still see dead people?, Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:38:26
        Re: Does your Aunt still see dead people?, John G, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:46:10
        No Sir, It's quite evident you are a comedianne... n/m, Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:34:15
        What ifs, maybes and semi-relevant statements..., Noel , Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:14:42
        Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:28:58
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, John G, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:58:51
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Tim, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:07:59
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:08:27
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:44:04
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:35:44
        The beauty of capitalism!! n/m, Joeychess, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:23:50
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:17:35
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:48:49
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:24:53
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:25:02
        How did they ban it?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:05:29
        Re: How did they ban it?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:55:33
        Well stated and terribly true. n/m., Joeychess, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:50:33
        Re: How did they ban it?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:31:01
        Re: How did they ban it?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:46:52
        Re: How did they ban it?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:06:51
        Re: How did they ban it?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:29:34
        Re: How did they ban it?, John G, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:36:49
        Re: How did they ban it?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:12:44
        Re: How did they ban it?, Willy, Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:39:50
        absolutely! intel was a memory company..., Snowmobile , Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:15:31
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, TML, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:11:21
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Reality, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:53:27
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, TML, Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:57:10
        Re: Do aero/astro engineers die if NASA didn't exist?, Joeychess, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:09:22
        That one I liked... n/m, Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:44:48
        Re: Not aware of any Russian rockets taking off from JFK, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:03:14
        LOL...6 figure parties, secret service hookers, GSA..., Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:02:16
        Re: aka Personal Attack when logic fails, pete, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:58:58
        This topic really bring in a lot of discussion.., C H Tay, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:59:16

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