Re: Star Trek Teaser Trailer Now Up On The Internets

In article <nbk2p3lmksd9v74cc61iba1tu6bs2kli4v@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Brian Thorn <bthorn64@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:33:47 -0700, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
> 
> 
> >You'd think it would be done in orbit over the San Franciso Navy Yards 
> >too.
> 
> There's not such thing as an "orbit over the San Francisco Navy
> Yards". There are geostationary orbits, but they only "hover" (22,300
> miles up) over a point on the equator. San Francisco is not on the
> equator.
> 
> Brian

Trek never used 'orbit' the way we do.  Standard 'orbit' is way below 
geosync, which is why they're always spiralling in at the first loss of 
power.  They consider 'hovering under power' to be 'orbit'

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