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Sep 16^th, 2011 at 11:29am

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Watch Out! The chances of anybody getting hit by the UARS satellite are 1 in 3,200! NASA does not have a clue as to where it is going to land Shocked

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/space-satellite-uars-adrift-heading-earth/story...

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Reply #1 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 11:40am

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I've forgotten my umbrella.... oh dear it's going to be me isn't it? Grin

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Reply #2 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 12:09pm

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".....Scientists have identified 26 separate components that will likely survive with the debris.....".
End quote.

I hoping to find the bits of Silver, Gold, Platinum, etc, etc... Wink

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Paul.....DUCK!.... Shocked

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Reply #3 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 4:22pm

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That was a goose Paul Wink

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Reply #4 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 4:35pm

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 16^th, 2011 at 12:09pm:

ozzy72 wrote on Sep 16^th, 2011 at 4:22pm:

I hoping to find the bits of Silver, Gold, Platinum, etc, etc...

That was a goose, Paul

Foz is like most of us, going for the gold but winds up the one laying an egg along with a faceful of rumpled feathers.

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Reply #5 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 5:00pm

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..do you know what... Shocked

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With the enormous amount of "stuff" floating around in space now, at speeds of up to 27,000 mph, I don't see how it can be safe to attempt commercial space flight, or any other form of space flight, from now on!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris

A 1/4" bolt punching a hole in a space vehicle, head-on, at a closing speed of 54,000 mph will be enough to explode it!

Its a mystery to me how the various NASA, etc, modules, etc, get to their destination without colliding with it...not to mention all the rocks in the Asteroid Belt for those further trips into space!

...and I though my garden shed and spare bedroom was full of "stuff"!... Shocked

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Paul...wearing my WW2 steel helmet for safety, during my Earthly shopping excursions... Wink

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(I regularly take the 'Bus to Alpha Centauri to do my weekly shopping, but its getting dangerous now!).

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Reply #6 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 5:08pm

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QUICK!!! NASA, Do your [Censored] [/Censored] calculations Cheesy

. Than we can organize a "meeting" And then send all the worlds leaders there for a "Conference".
At least NASA will be doing something good with that satellite Roll Eyes

. Be sure to remind them to bring their Umbrellas though, It Smiley

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Reply #7 - Sep 16^th, 2011 at 5:42pm

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Uh oh, I bought a great big super magnet off Ebay, it's suppose to be delivered next Saturday. Providing the FedEx guy can get it out of his truck.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #8 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 7:00am

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Hmmm giant magnet.....

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Reply #9 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 8:18am

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 16^th, 2011 at 5:00pm:

(I regularly take the 'Bus to Alpha Centauri to do my weekly shopping, but its getting dangerous now!).

A world encircled by potential missile debris and you're taking spaced out shopping excursons?
Then, again, this may be old hat to you... in your youth there was much more explosive debris falling from the skies over England.

Steve M wrote on Sep 16^th, 2011 at 5:42pm:

Uh oh, I bought a great big super magnet off Ebay, it's suppose to be delivered next Saturday.

Dare we envisage your coming attractions?

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Reply #10 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 10:07am

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NASA just getting lazy or what? They could tell you where every bolt that ever fell off of MIR is orbiting, but they can't calculate where a 6 ton satellite will land?!

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Reply #11 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 11:20am

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Oh and I almost forgot:
I Love living in this "remote" Africa Because If real life is anything like the Movies, The satellite will fall on Either:
USA, Mexico, Brazil, Britain or Russia. And if it does happen here it will go down in either Egypt or south Africa Grin

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NASA just getting lazy or what? They could tell you where every bolt that ever fell off of MIR is orbiting, but they can't calculate where a 6 ton satellite will land?!

If it was Russian Or Chinese It would already have been blown to Omicron Ceti Cheesy

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And Fozzer, How does almost every topic you post on get to your Garden? Cheesy

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Reply #12 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 11:22am

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it will disintegrate in the lower atmosphere before hit the ground

wanna bet??
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Reply #13 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 11:36am

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alrot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2011 at 11:22am:

it will disintegrate in the lower atmosphere before hit the ground

wanna bet??
Wink

There's probably someone who's controlling it from a top secret base Grin

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But Loser loses your virtual pride Cool

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Reply #14 - Sep 17^th, 2011 at 12:00pm

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 16^th, 2011 at 5:00pm:

..do you know what... Shocked

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With the enormous amount of "stuff" floating around in space now, at speeds of up to 27,000 mph, I don't see how it can be safe to attempt commercial space flight, or any other form of space flight, from now on!

There is a Google Earth plugin to let you see all of the satellites, as well as the position of Hubble. It's astronomical how much there really is up there Grin

The odds are reasonable though. I will walk confidently to college Tongue

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