Gravity Probe B- Update

[kyle_baron]

I found an interesting website on the Gravity Probe B spacecraft which is testing Einstein's General Relativity:<br /><br />http://einstein.stanford.edu/<br /><br />Some of the highlights:<br /><br />1. An update at the end of this month.<br />2. Big Astronomical Meeting April 14-17 2007.<br />3. Two unanticipated effects clouding the results, <br />having to do with the gyroscopes.<br />4. All you engineers and scientists will find Professor Everitts Slide Presentation interesting. Very detailed.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="4"><strong></strong></font></p> </div>

 

[kyle_baron]

What I found interesting, after looking at the slide presentation, was the accuracy of the spinning gyro's. It's roughly 1/10 the thickness of a piece of paper. WOW! <br /><br />Also, p. 22 of the slide presentation. The graph showing the gyro's bouncing on lift-off. LOL! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="4"><strong></strong></font></p> </div>