The claim is correct. The ISS is orbiting right in the middle of the thermosphere, and the temperature there is indeed higher than the melting point of iron. You’re one Google search away from learning why the ISS doesn’t melt. I know the answer, but it’s important that you find it out yourself.
Ah, I already Googled but I got confused because the first guy who came up on the search seemed to be talking about something else.
But I used a different phrasing and got the answer. FWI, Google isn’t always reliable for refuting crackpots and Wikipedia is very unreliable. If I assumed that the latter represented the state of human knowledge I’d be forced to concede that most of what Wild Heretic says is true.
If you’re not an expert on some topic, and it’s not too politicized, then I think trusting Wikipedia and using it as a starting point is the best strategy available today.
Yes, satellite cooling is a real technical problem. You’re one Google search away from learning all about it.
The claim being made is that satellites should be exposed to temperatures nearly twice as hot as the melting point of iron.
The claim is correct. The ISS is orbiting right in the middle of the thermosphere, and the temperature there is indeed higher than the melting point of iron. You’re one Google search away from learning why the ISS doesn’t melt. I know the answer, but it’s important that you find it out yourself.
Ah, I already Googled but I got confused because the first guy who came up on the search seemed to be talking about something else.
But I used a different phrasing and got the answer. FWI, Google isn’t always reliable for refuting crackpots and Wikipedia is very unreliable. If I assumed that the latter represented the state of human knowledge I’d be forced to concede that most of what Wild Heretic says is true.
If you’re not an expert on some topic, and it’s not too politicized, then I think trusting Wikipedia and using it as a starting point is the best strategy available today.
On a hard-science topic, probably. On a topic is any way connected to culture wars, not necessarily.
Quick check, did you read my comment before replying? Every word of it? :-)