well, there goes the BBC, too

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• Re: "Gray Bar" for WAAS satellite #35?
  ... John; I should have guessed this was related to the orbit ... :-) Don Cooke ... Prev by Date: ...
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• Re: Superman Returns - big spoiler and incredibly anal observations
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• Re: closer moon?
  ... Ever find out that both objects have a gravitational pull? ... If that were true I could drop an apple and it would orbit. ... "Falling and orbiting are the same thing. ... you are an idiot, your definitions do not match the ones normally used. ...
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• Re: The BBC report on Chinese orbital "slip".
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• Re: closer moon?
  ... Ever find out that both objects have a gravitational pull? ... gravitational field. ... If that were true I could drop an apple and it would orbit. ... situation occurs with meteors which are happily orbiting the Sun when the ...
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