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Subject: Re: A heretical thought
Date: Mar 28, 3:16 pm
Poster: Jim Lux

On Mar 28, 3:16 pm, Jim Lux wrote:

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>As a comparison, whats the vaccum level in near Earth space?

1E-8 torr would be a rough estimate at 800 km. It depends on where you are in the orbit, the solar activity, etc.etc.etc. If you want better vacuums, you use a "wake shield", a surface in "front" of your experiment (i.e. in the direction of flight, which essentially blocks any atoms/molecules/particles from hitting your experimental area.