Talk:Ranger 8

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From the article:

The spacecraft encountered the lunar surface in a direct hyperbolic trajectory, with incoming asymptotic direction at an angle of -13.6 degrees from the lunar equator.

Isn't it a bit silly that terms like "direct hyperbolic trajectory" and "incoming asymptotic direction" don't require elaboration, but a term like "lunar equator" does? I actually know my way around orbital math, but I couldn't say with any certainty what was meant by either of the latter two phrases, and despair at most lay readers having any idea what was meant. Surely someone can do better. Jeff Medkeff | Talk 12:50, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)

I've added links to hyperbolic trajectory and asymptote. Anymore ? Please help get the article "wikified". Thanks. -- PFHLai 14:07, 2005 Feb 20 (UTC)

Copyvio?

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I asked at the help desk regarding this and decided to just be bold by adding the {{copyvio | url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1965-010A}}> template. E_dog95' ^{Hi '} 08:40, 28 November 2007 (UTC) [reply ]

Note the {{NASA }} footer. Works of the federal government (including NASA) are in the public domain. Not a copyvio. Reverting. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 14:27, 28 November 2007 (UTC) [reply ]

Time to parking orbit

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The article says "...parking orbit at 185 km altitude 0 minutes after launch." I'm taking out "0 minutes". Bubba73 (talk), 15:06, 18 February 2009 (UTC) [reply ]

Italicization

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FYI

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A discussion about whether to italicize the name of this vessel, per MOS:TEXT, has been opened at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 48#Should this be italicized?, though it really belongs on this talk page. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼ 16:19, 20 February 2015 (UTC) [reply ]

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