Earth orbit - Revision history

Woozle: /* In Development */ serversky

2015-07-06T00:43:56Z

In Development: serversky

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	===In Development===		===In Development===
	* [http://www.liftport.com/ LiftPort]: "The Space Elevator Companies", plans to reach [[geosynchronous orbit]] using carbon nanotubes (see [[Nanotechnology]]) on 2018-04-12		* [http://www.liftport.com/ LiftPort]: "The Space Elevator Companies", plans to reach [[geosynchronous orbit]] using carbon nanotubes (see [[Nanotechnology]]) on 2018-04-12
			* [http://server-sky.com/ ServerSky]: internet and computation in orbit, powered directly by solar energy
	* [http://spacex.com/ Space Exploration Technologies]: "revolutionizing access to space"		* [http://spacex.com/ Space Exploration Technologies]: "revolutionizing access to space"
	** [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/0126217 2006-02-24 slashdot]		** [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/0126217 2006-02-24 slashdot]
	* [http://www.xprizecup.com/ X Prize Cup]: exposition (held in [[New Mexico]]) promoting development of space exporation technology		* [http://www.xprizecup.com/ X Prize Cup]: exposition (held in [[New Mexico]]) promoting development of space exporation technology

	===Missions===		===Missions===
	====Present====		====Present====

Woozle: Reverted edits by 90.152.65.107 (Talk) to last revision by Woozle

2010-11-18T22:14:07Z

Reverted edits by 90.152.65.107 (Talk) to last revision by Woozle

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	* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]		* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]
	===Space Tourism===		===Space Tourism===
	* '''2007.03''' [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/8c43d0d45a051110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htm Up and Away]: "In the latest bid to rocket tourists into orbit, the secretive Blue Origin unveils a flying pod. Is your space voyage sooner than you think?" ~~[http://mysite123.com cars]~~		* '''2007.03''' [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/8c43d0d45a051110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htm Up and Away]: "In the latest bid to rocket tourists into orbit, the secretive Blue Origin unveils a flying pod. Is your space voyage sooner than you think?"

90.152.65.107 at 16:28, 18 November 2010

2010-11-18T16:28:50Z

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	* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]		* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]
	===Space Tourism===		===Space Tourism===
	* '''2007.03''' [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/8c43d0d45a051110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htm Up and Away]: "In the latest bid to rocket tourists into orbit, the secretive Blue Origin unveils a flying pod. Is your space voyage sooner than you think?"		* '''2007.03''' [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/8c43d0d45a051110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htm Up and Away]: "In the latest bid to rocket tourists into orbit, the secretive Blue Origin unveils a flying pod. Is your space voyage sooner than you think?" [http://mysite123.com cars]

Woozle: /* Pages */ space elevator (link)

2008-11-19T02:24:32Z

Pages: space elevator (link)

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	==Pages==		==Pages==
	* [[space-based solar power]] would most likely involve [[solar satellite]]s in Earth orbit		* [[space-based solar power]] would most likely involve [[solar satellite]]s in Earth orbit
			* [[space elevator]]: a means of reaching orbit using far less energy per weight than rockets do, now theoretically possible with available materials

	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* {{wikipedia}}		* {{wikipedia}}

Woozle: /* Overview */ "Earth" is redundant with "geosynchronous"

2008-09-15T21:57:25Z

Overview: "Earth" is redundant with "geosynchronous"

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	Earth orbit is generally divided into the following areas:		Earth orbit is generally divided into the following areas:
	* [[low Earth orbit]], or LEO		* [[low Earth orbit]], or LEO
	* [[geosynchronous ~~Earth~~ orbit]], or GEO		* [[geosynchronous orbit]], or GEO
	* ''is there a term for orbits between GEO and the L-points?''		* ''is there a term for orbits between GEO and the L-points?''
	* [[Earth-Luna L points]] (L1-L5)		* [[Earth-Luna L points]] (L1-L5)

	==Pages==		==Pages==
	* [[space-based solar power]] would most likely involve [[solar satellite]]s in Earth orbit		* [[space-based solar power]] would most likely involve [[solar satellite]]s in Earth orbit

Woozle: lots of format updates; space-based solar power (page under construction)

2008-09-13T00:10:30Z

lots of format updates; space-based solar power (page under construction)

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	[[Sol System]]: [[Earth]]: [[Earth orbit\|orbit]]~~{{seed}}~~[[Earth orbit]] is ~~generally all locations~~ far enough out of [[Earth]]'s atmosphere so as to be able to circle Earth one or more times without being de-orbited by atmospheric drag (approx. 200 km or 120 miles) yet not so far away from Earth as to be more strongly influenced by other bodies such as [[Luna]] or [[Sol]].		==Navigation==
			[[category:places]][[Sol System]]: [[Earth]]: [[Earth orbit\|orbit]]
			==Overview==
			[[Earth orbit]] is loosely defined as any place far enough out of [[Earth]]'s atmosphere so as to be able to circle Earth one or more times without being de-orbited by atmospheric drag (approx. 200 km or 120 miles) yet not so far away from Earth as to be more strongly influenced by other bodies such as [[Luna]] or [[Sol]].

			Earth orbit is generally divided into the following areas:
			* [[low Earth orbit]], or LEO
			* [[geosynchronous Earth orbit]], or GEO
			* ''is there a term for orbits between GEO and the L-points?''
			* [[Earth-Luna L points]] (L1-L5)
			==Pages==
			* [[space-based solar power]] would most likely involve [[solar satellite]]s in Earth orbit
	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* {{wikipedia~~\|Earth orbit~~}}		* {{wikipedia}}
	==Issues==		==Issues==
	* [http://www.spacedebate.org/ spacedebate.org] (wiki/forum): the weaponization of space		* [http://www.spacedebate.org/ spacedebate.org] (wiki/forum): the weaponization of space

Woozle: /* Aerospace Companies */ XCOR; Mojave Spaceport

2007-07-08T19:52:00Z

Aerospace Companies: XCOR; Mojave Spaceport

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	* [http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/ Bigelow Aerospace]		* [http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/ Bigelow Aerospace]
	* [http://orionpropulsion.com/ Orion Propulsion] ([[Madison, AL]])		* [http://orionpropulsion.com/ Orion Propulsion] ([[Madison, AL]])
			* [http://www.xcor.com/ XCOR Aerospace] ([[Mojave CA]] {{zipcode\|93502}}, at the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]] [http://www.mojaveairport.com/])

	===Books===		===Books===
	* ''[http://leavingtheplanet.com/ Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator]'' by Bradley C. Edwards Ph.D. and Phil Ragan (November 2006); Foreword by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]		* ''[http://leavingtheplanet.com/ Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator]'' by Bradley C. Edwards Ph.D. and Phil Ragan (November 2006); Foreword by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]

Woozle: /* Transportation */ armadillo aerospace

2007-06-08T17:58:25Z

Transportation: armadillo aerospace

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	==Transportation==		==Transportation==
	===Aerospace Companies===		===Aerospace Companies===
			* [http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/ Armadillo Aerospace] ([[Mesquite, TX]] {{zipcode\|75150}}): several working experimental vehicles developed on a budget of about $250k; site has multiple videos of vehicles in action
	* [http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/ Bigelow Aerospace]		* [http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/ Bigelow Aerospace]
	* [http://orionpropulsion.com/ Orion Propulsion] ([[Madison, AL]])		* [http://orionpropulsion.com/ Orion Propulsion] ([[Madison, AL]])

	===Books===		===Books===
	* ''[http://leavingtheplanet.com/ Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator]'' by Bradley C. Edwards Ph.D. and Phil Ragan (November 2006); Foreword by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]		* ''[http://leavingtheplanet.com/ Leaving the Planet by Space Elevator]'' by Bradley C. Edwards Ph.D. and Phil Ragan (November 2006); Foreword by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]

	===In Development===		===In Development===
	* [http://www.liftport.com/ LiftPort]: "The Space Elevator Companies", plans to reach [[geosynchronous orbit]] using carbon nanotubes (see [[Nanotechnology]]) on 2018-04-12		* [http://www.liftport.com/ LiftPort]: "The Space Elevator Companies", plans to reach [[geosynchronous orbit]] using carbon nanotubes (see [[Nanotechnology]]) on 2018-04-12

Woozle: /* Missions */ space tourism: blue origin's rocket

2007-03-26T01:28:25Z

Missions: space tourism: blue origin's rocket

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	====Past====		====Past====
	* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]		* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]
			===Space Tourism===
			* '''2007.03''' [http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/8c43d0d45a051110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htm Up and Away]: "In the latest bid to rocket tourists into orbit, the secretive Blue Origin unveils a flying pod. Is your space voyage sooner than you think?"

Woozle: /* Past Missions */ Genesis I

2007-03-02T19:10:22Z

Past Missions: Genesis I

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	** [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/0126217 2006-02-24 slashdot]		** [http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/0126217 2006-02-24 slashdot]
	* [http://www.xprizecup.com/ X Prize Cup]: exposition (held in [[New Mexico]]) promoting development of space exporation technology		* [http://www.xprizecup.com/ X Prize Cup]: exposition (held in [[New Mexico]]) promoting development of space exporation technology
	===Past ~~Missions~~===		===Missions===
			====Present====
			* '''2006-07-12'''- [http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/out_there/genesis_I.php Genesis I]
			====Past====
	* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]		* [http://www.mercuryspacecraft.com/wiki/ Project Mercury]