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In the News (Sun 5 Jul 09)

  
  How Good are those Young-Earth Arguments: Hovind's 'Proofs'
Because of the incredible amount of space junk orbiting the earth, modern estimates of incoming dust have become more difficult.
However, with the 1990 retrieval of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) satellite, which spent nearly six years in orbit, possibly the clearest figure yet is now available for the influx of space dust.
These surfaces continuously faced spaceward while the satellite was in orbit.
www.talkorigins.org /faqs/hovind/howgood-yea.html   (18986 words)

  
 Jim Oberg's Pioneering Space
On console (in the "Trench") for actual mission as MCC senior operator responsible for rendezvous.
Orbit planning shift leader for STS-48 UARS mission.
1987-1990: Lead MCC Rendezvous Officer for the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) Satellite Retrieve Mission, STS-32.
www.jamesoberg.com /resumeaerospace.html   (898 words)

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