Path: csiph.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:03:33 -0600 Message-ID: <56C7913F.85B@ix.netcom.com> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:03:43 -0800 From: The Starmaker Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written,alt.astronomy,sci.physics,sci.physics.relativity Subject: Re: Astronauts unload 1.5 tons of trash into space References: <56C7728A.6115@ix.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 33 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 162.239.141.5 X-Trace: sv3-Vs6EkMR5R7xiP+/F8amjdKppz195ggaBIskUu7byvlbmScMFMRgmie64jCcgPB4yEIKwZ5TiMrZ3Z+V!/M8UgUWjw/cVslcMS3MPtbDraNJAhFiAnL0ol3MwM2NanaGiOXcIiQCHRV+LMIx1MjqnaIvlSjh0!0ogmt/GS X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 2595 X-Received-Bytes: 2707 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2042010013 Xref: csiph.com rec.arts.sf.written:433629 alt.astronomy:282297 sci.physics:554711 sci.physics.relativity:376579 benj wrote: > > On 02/19/2016 04:52 PM, a425couple wrote: > > "The Starmaker" wrote in message ... > >> Astronauts unload 1.5 tons of trash into space > >> http://www.clickorlando.com/news/space-news/space-station-astronauts-give-huge-trash-can-the-boot > >> > > > > "Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo vessel was released from the > > robotic arm on the International Space Station (pictured) after > > being packed with rubbish. The spacecraft, together with its > > cargo of garbage and human waste from the space stations toilets, > > is due to end its journey by burning up in the Earth's atmosphere > > Once the spacecraft reached a safe distance from the space station, > > its engines were due to fire twice, sending it on course for a fiery > > finale in the Earth's atmosphere." > > > > I'll admit, I'm a bit surprised. > > I had thought that they recycled all organic 'waste' > > to save the huge cost of energy to put stuff into > > orbit. > > If out sewage treatment plants on earth can make it 'pure' > > why can't they up there? > > > > Read more: > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3454788/One-giant-dump-mankind-Cargo-ship-filled-garbage-released-ISS-burn-Earth-s-atmosphere.html#ixzz40eXu5z > > > > Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook > > > New Theory! Space trash is causing Global Warming and Climate Change! What is Internet trash causing?