Re: report: ISS minor debris strike

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 11:33:44 +0100, Jan C. Vorbrüggen wrote:

>> They determined that the object was very small and would pose no danger
>> to the craft.

> That sounds like obvious bull. Anything the size you can detect from Earth's
> surface in ISS's orbit is definitely going to cause a Bad Day if it hits ISS.

?

Er.... Can you state the LEO resolution capabilities of Russian and/or US
radar?

And, while we're at it, at what size does orbital debris become a definite
"Bad Day"? ;)

>       Jan

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