[meteorite-list] UA Science Team Readies For NEAR Landing

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:07 2004
Message-ID: <200102080049.QAA00555_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Stuart originally wrote:

> He had no hand holds, so every
> time he touched the spacecraft, it pushed him back

Stuart then replied:

> Sure he had some handholds,

Not to point out the obvious, but you just contradicted yourself.

> Also from an interview with Jim Lovell where when he talked about Cernan's
> experience and the difficulties he had on Gemini 9 he said "Everyone forgot
> Newton's 3rd Law", and explained how without handholds you bounce off! So
> are you saying Jim Lovell's wrong and you're right ?

Jim Lovell is correct, without handholds you would bounce off. However,
handholds were placed on Gemini 9 because Ed White in the first US spacewalk
noted they were needed. Your statement that there were no handholds on
Gemini 9 is incorrect.

To the other list subscribers, sorry about getting off-topic. I'll
continue this discussion with Stuart in private email.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 07 Feb 2001 07:49:11 PM PST