Not Para’s comet, but still 21 tons and the height of a ten story building coming down in the next two weeks.
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Originally posted by cjevans: ... run for the hills!!!
I'm thinking - Australia; holds the record in the category of “who can be hit by the biggest piece of space junk”.
Skylab disintegrated over Western Australia.
Yes and I think it killed a cow?
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May 08, 2021, 05:53 PM
corsair
May 08, 2021, 09:03 PM
kimber1911
Bump for 10 to 60 minute warning.
“We’re in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for our administration…President Obama’s administration before this. We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics,” Pres. Select, Joe Biden
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May 08, 2021, 09:15 PM
cslinger
So where is this thing coming down?
All I am picturing is “the only thing that pulls its weight around here is my God damn truck.....BOOM......figures”
Take Care, Shoot Safe, Chris
May 08, 2021, 09:29 PM
kimber1911
Perth, Australia could be in sight. But it’s sounding like it most likely is down in the Indian Ocean.
“We’re in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for our administration…President Obama’s administration before this. We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics,” Pres. Select, Joe Biden
“Let’s go, Brandon” Kelli Stavast, 2 Oct. 2021
May 08, 2021, 11:54 PM
corsair
Reported is it re-entered the atmosphere above Saudi Arabia with a trajectory into the Indian Ocean, impact area (or, what ever survives reentry) West of the Maldives.
May 09, 2021, 08:17 AM
CQB60
Splashdown, Indian Ocean termination point.
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May 09, 2021, 12:37 PM
cslinger
Soooo no Armageddon??? The dinosaurs will all be fine right??
I have to say on a serious note I enjoyed tracking this one because it was the first time I REALLY put into perspective what 18-20 thousand MPH was like. Seeing that piece of trash whip around the planet in like 90 minutes was really eye opening. I mean I always new how fast things orbit but it’s a little like imagining a hundred million dollars in cash, I have no concept. So seeing that thing go half way across the globe in a half hour or so was really kinda interesting to watch.
Also really puts a fine point on just how smart “rocket surgeons” have to be. Having to factor in mind boggling speeds, combined with varied amounts of drag, combined with unstable attitudes/tumble, combined with mass changing/shedding and so on and so on and so on. Really makes it amazing that in most cases these things are calculated/controlled re-entry. I mean your off by a minuscule amount and you are talking thousands of miles of deviation. Amazing.
Chris
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May 09, 2021, 01:54 PM
Georgeair
Saw this streaming across Alabama skies last night. Very cool.
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May 09, 2021, 02:19 PM
kimber1911
If it would have hung in the air another 45 minutes Orlando could have been in the bullseye. Considering the Chinese had this same mistake a year ago, one must wonder if they even care.
Just a matter of timing and luck. If they keep playing this game the odds are that there will be devastation before they get their space station built.
“We’re in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for our administration…President Obama’s administration before this. We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics,” Pres. Select, Joe Biden
“Let’s go, Brandon” Kelli Stavast, 2 Oct. 2021
May 09, 2021, 02:20 PM
VBVAGUY
So it is my understanding from a video I watched that the Chinese were careless in that they did not add maneuvering rockets to this item. Seems to me they are just being careless on purpose. God Bless
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May 10, 2021, 12:56 PM
nhtagmember
its not that they were careless
they just don't care
May 10, 2021, 01:30 PM
corsair
Indifferent and dismissive to any concerns that might complicate or, impede their goals. The entire history of the CCP and the ethics they've pushed is the need to break a few eggs to make an omelet proverb.
May 10, 2021, 01:44 PM
AKSuperDually
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Originally posted by nhtagmember: its not that they were careless
they just don't care
Nailed it.
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May 10, 2021, 02:38 PM
jhe888
I also think the Chinese don't care. They knew all of this in advance. It is inherent in how they use this rocket.
But I am also sick of hearing about it. The news cried wolf (or "mean dog" since it might have hit a person), for days, and are still going on about it, even though all it did was churn up the Indian Ocean.
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May 10, 2021, 02:48 PM
RichardC
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Originally posted by corsair: hey've pushed is the need to break a few eggs to make an omelet proverb.
In the good old days, they used 100-year eggs. Those were special omelettes.
