You're correct that it's just a re-post from the STS 80 footage but the clips I've seen were always of the other part of the video though, not this
one. Or, I just never focused in on this part and noticed.
I've got to tell you though, seeing that one object come to a stop and then start tracking along in sync with the Earth is something I'd really like
to see a valid explanation for. The apparent speeds don't look like much but to switch directions and then sync up with the Earth like that means the
object would have had to go from 0 to what, 18-25k mph relative ground speed?
I can dismiss a lot of what's in that video but that one leaves me short on explanations. Unless someone was putting a satellite into orbit but I
don't believe they do so by starting off opposite Earth orbit and then accelerating.
Originally posted by JimOberg
Originally posted by ecoparity
Wow, the first object moves to a specific point and then stops and you can see it tracking along w/ the Earth at a stationary point in orbit. Space
junk / meteors / frozen urine doesn't do that.
Then, you see another object appear and move around changing directions.
Other than CGI (which I don't believe is the case w/ this one) I can't come up with an explanation other than an intelligently controlled object.
There's a reasonable and innocent explanation why you can't come up with an explanation [it's not your fault], and it's because neither NASA nor
anyone else has spent much effort to explain why space scenes are so unearthly. I gave it a shot in my "99 FAQs".
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