reply to post by NewWorldDisorder
Like people have already said mate, it's the 'slingshot effect' of the meteor's encounter with Earth's gravity.
It was dragged off it's original course by our gravity, but had enough velocity to not be captured by it.
Spacecraft designers make use of this phenomena to deliberately encounter a planet's or moon's gravity, to slingshot or catapult the spacecraft
onwards on a new course, and speed.
If they didn't the craft would not have enough fuel to carry out it's journey...the slingshot provides a speed boost, as well as course correction.
NASA photo -- Please Explain!, page 2
reply posted on 15-9-2010 @ 11:53 AM by spikey
reply to post by badw0lf
Nah...that's not why.
I suspect it's all the airbrushing out of the structures and artifacts, and not admitting what is swarming about in space, and around our atmosphere, that really get's people's backs up...
Could be wrong, but generally when people are coughing up the readies for a space programme, they tend to get pissed off when they're lied to..what can i say? That's the public for ya!
Nah...that's not why.
I suspect it's all the airbrushing out of the structures and artifacts, and not admitting what is swarming about in space, and around our atmosphere, that really get's people's backs up...
Could be wrong, but generally when people are coughing up the readies for a space programme, they tend to get pissed off when they're lied to..what can i say? That's the public for ya!
edit on 15/9/2010 by spikey because: (no reason given)
<-- sarcastic ], and with not being able to see body language/facial expression,
its hard to tell the difference, Ya know? 
Holy Crap - Isaac is Heading Towards the Growing Sinkhole in LA. Prophet Edgar Cayce - Prophet Isaac
Posted 16 days ago with 80 member flags
Posted 16 days ago with 80 member flags
Southern CA earthquakes, geysers, mud pots, mass fish kill, sulfur odors & water level drop!
Posted 0 days ago with 5 member flags
Posted 0 days ago with 5 member flags
The Above Top Secret Web sites are a
wholly owned social content community of
The Above Network, LLC.
This content community relies on
user-generated content from our member contributors.
The opinions of our members are not those of site ownership
who maintains strict editorial agnosticism and simply provides
a collaborative venue for free expression.
ATS Server: www3.theabovenetwork.com
Header data: 0.002 seconds
Page processed in: 0.080 seconds
wholly owned social content community of
The Above Network, LLC.
This content community relies on
user-generated content from our member contributors.
The opinions of our members are not those of site ownership
who maintains strict editorial agnosticism and simply provides
a collaborative venue for free expression.
ATS Server: www3.theabovenetwork.com
Header data: 0.002 seconds
Page processed in: 0.080 seconds
