Thursday, October 13, 2005

The BBC needs a new science editor

This is just stunning:
The "orbit maintenance operation" would take place early on Friday morning, said official news agency Xinhua.

Gravity has drawn Shenzhou VI too close to earth, the agency said.

Shenzhou VI, which has two astronauts on board, is in a low enough orbit to be affected by the Earth's gravitational pull. [emphasis added]
As opposed to a higher orbit that is, you know, totally unaffected by gravity. Note to Auntie Beeb: there is no such thing as an orbit unaffected by gravity. Gravity is sort of necessary for orbit. Has to do with those funny little laws that Newton and Einstein came up with.

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