From: "Geo" 

"Monte Davis"  wrote in message
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> Think about it: you're 3960 miles from the earth's center right now.
> Even with an inverse-square force, 150 miles up is a pretty small
> increment; you'd need to be 3960 miles up for 2x the distance, 1/4 the
> gravity.

Ok, now you are talking my language and I can see the picture quite
clearly. You're right, 150 miles is nothing in the way of centrifugal force
increase.

Geo.

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