Satellite to Crash, probably in water
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Hmmm. I wonder if outer space is a no discharge zone? has the EPA extended their rule to space?
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NASA officials have said the the chances that a piece of UARS debris hits and injures one of the nearly 7 million people on the planet are about 1 in 3,200. However, the personal odds of you being struck by UARS satellite debris are actually about 1 in several trillion, NASA officials have said.
Nope, that would increase the number of pieces in orbit which would increase the probability of a useful satellite getting clobbered. It takes fuel and control to lower the perigee to about 85 miles. From there the orbit will decay as it's doing now. Or if it has a lot of fuel it can be accelerated beyond escape velocity. That means into a hyperbolic trajectory, faster than Haley's comet for example, so it goes out and doesn't come back.That's 7 Billion (not Million)
Should have a self destruct system built in.
I didn't stay at Holiday Inn Express last night but I did work for NASA long ago.
Maybe It Will Hit My Boat...
Crossing my fingers...
One question? Is this an act of god or NASA?
My insurance is all paid up. Time for an upgrade from a 36' to a 40'.I read that experts say the UARS satellite will most likely come down in the water some place... To beat the odds, maybe I should haul-out my boat....
Crossing my fingers...
One question? Is this an act of god or NASA?
NASA's dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011...o-earth-friday-night-nasa-says/#ixzz1YsBs5a6V
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011...o-earth-friday-night-nasa-says/#ixzz1YsBs5a6V
Just read the link from above and found this paragraph to be quite interesting
"Keep in mind that we have bits of debris re-entering the atmosphere every single day," said NASA orbital debris scientist Mark Matney in brief remarks broadcast on NASA TV.
In any case, finders definitely aren't keepers.
Any surviving wreckage belongs to NASA, and it is against the law to keep or sell even the smallest piece. There are no toxic chemicals on board, but sharp edges could be dangerous, so the space agency is warning the public to keep hands off and call police.
In any case, finders definitely aren't keepers.
Any surviving wreckage belongs to NASA, and it is against the law to keep or sell even the smallest piece. There are no toxic chemicals on board, but sharp edges could be dangerous, so the space agency is warning the public to keep hands off and call police.
All I have to say if I found a piece of a space ship,satellite or whatever the FINDERS KEEPERS rule takes affect
No, there was some kind of international agreement a few years ago and now all satellites include a final fuel load to fly them down in a controlled manner to a designated drop point. This older piece of junk was stone cold dead, hence they didn't now where it would drop.
It's a space ship, shouldn't salvage rules apply?
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