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#3969
Gadren
O_o
11/11/2005 7:31:30 PM
#3979
Darth Wang
Sorry, but I have better things to do than to investigate every wacky conspiracy theory.
11/11/2005 8:58:59 PM
#3992
Crosis
I call bullshit.
11/11/2005 10:40:14 PM
#5808
Puistokemisti
Just on hunch, I could see them doing the calculations for satellites with the earth as reference point instead of the sun but for interplanetary routes?
12/3/2005 2:10:32 PM
#670963
Reverend Jeremiah
hmm..I can understand it if you consider the lauching place as a fixed position..but honestly, they cant get good coordinates unless they calculate the rotations of our planet and all other planets. Personally, Im glad you arent on their planning comission..unless they hired you as a clown for a birthday party.
9/5/2008 7:39:43 PM
#1066699
Yeeeeaaaahhhh, sounds like they base their calculations on a construct in which fixed is NOT the same thing as geocentric. In physics, you always select the most practical reference frame. But it's just that: an arbitrary reference frame. It does not make any statement about the fundamental structure of the larger system in which you have placed your frame.
12/5/2009 10:01:58 AM
#1066718
Caustic Gnostic
All planets are connected to Earth by strings that are attached at the West Pole. Just hook up your probe to the right string, and it's on its way!
12/5/2009 1:45:44 PM
#1066720
shykid
Mmmhmm, that's right, dude. How very clever of you to catch on...
( ...yo, nurse, Prince is off the Risperdal, and he has the same name as my cute little doggy. >:[ )
12/5/2009 1:52:55 PM
#1066721
Moondog
If something is orbiting the earth, then a geocentric system, using the mas of the earth, would be right. If, however, you're charting a path to another planet, you would have to go with the heliocentric system, and use the mass of the Sun to calculate an orbit.
12/5/2009 2:21:10 PM
#1066722
John_in_Oz
How very appropriate for you to post your comments at Bad Astronomy.
12/5/2009 2:37:43 PM
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