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Originally posted by weedwhacker
You have to consider that the loose washer was already traveling along with the ISS....it just departed on that new (loose) trajectory, after a wee push, for any number of reasons. Welcome to the Weird World of Micro-Gravity! And orbital mechanics.
Originally posted by Illustronic
reply to post by QuantumDisciple
It doesn't serve the mission, that's why.
NASA or the Russians aren't Hollywood, space is small and payloads are smaller, they derive 'real light' photos from their scientific equipment that was meant to go there in the first place to to the cost/per/pound of launching stuff that high and fast.
Duh.
They aren't in the picture industry and can care less what you think about that aspect.
Originally posted by Illustronic
uneducated space phenomena.