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To: ebg51 who wrote (26235)	1/17/2007 10:36:36 PM
From: verdad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29986

Surely you jest? :o) Fuel is a consideration, but fuel capacity is a result of other factors which limit fuel for virtually any launch, yes? All launches must weight for a special time... Could it also have to do with the need to slingshot a launch vehicle into orbit (i.e. centrifugal and centripetal acceleration due to the spinning of the earth)? imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov Hence launch windows must be timed in order to put the satellite or rocket into orbit according to how the Earth spins. The fact that the Earth rotates on its axis with latitudes closer to the equator spinning faster than those closer to the poles makes launch sites near the equator much more desirable, and, in all cases, necessary, to achieve mission profiles. spaceplace.nasa.gov Reading the article, though, it appeared launch delays might have had to do more with dollars, politics and voodo. Very Challenging! The article did mention a speed of 17,500 miles per hour...no context, though.