Edited Edupage, 18 Aug 1996 [SATELLITES]

[Adamsc]

On Tue, 27 Aug 1996 15:46:13 -0500 (CDT), Igor Chudov @ home wrote:

>> >I'd worry far more about the stresses of launch bothering
>> >the drives.
>> 
>> That's not a problem at all.  Most modern drives are rated for 10's 
>> of G's, non-operating.  Satellite launches are probably a breeze 
>> compared to this.

>I remember reading that Russian satellite launches with people aboard
>had acceleration of about 9-10G.

Since when do satellites have people on board? (Or was this some new way of
silencing politcal prisoners?)

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