remember when the MIR fell ? wasn't spectacular or funny, just hit the ocean i think
Posted by Trance Nutter on Jan-27-2008 13:16:
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Originally posted by stren
remember when the MIR fell ? wasn't spectacular or funny, just hit the ocean i think
The predecessor of Mir, Skylab, crashed in the WA outback. The Australian Government fined NASA for litteringPosted by pkcRAISTLIN on Jan-27-2008 13:25:
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Originally posted by Zharen
Seriously though, I've been concerned with all the junk that gets left up in orbit. Seems like we started polluting space as well.
um, yeah. because a few bits of metal are going to bother the biggest thing known to mankind
honestly, space would be the best place to pollute. propel rubbish to the sun.
Posted by CONNERMAN2000 on Jan-27-2008 17:41:
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
um, yeah. because a few bits of metal are going to bother the biggest thing known to mankind
honestly, space would be the best place to pollute. propel rubbish to the sun.
Honestly.
Forget landfills, send our shit to space and let it float where it wants. Not many environmentalists up there that I know of.
And why wouldnt this piece of shit satellite just disintegrate in the atmos...?
Posted by denys envy on Jan-27-2008 17:49:
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Originally posted by Trance Nutter
The predecessor of Mir, Skylab, crashed in the WA outback. The Australian Government fined NASA for littering
yeah. a fine that they have yet to pay Posted by iammesol on Jan-27-2008 17:55:
lololololololololololol
Posted by Multusvocis on Jan-27-2008 20:48:
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Originally posted by Trance Nutter
The predecessor of Mir, Skylab, crashed in the WA outback. The Australian Government fined NASA for littering
I think from what I remember when the MIR fell, taco bell had some target in the ocean and if it hit it, everyone would get a free taco.
Posted by iammesol on Jan-27-2008 21:17:
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Originally posted by Multusvocis
I think from what I remember when the MIR fell, taco bell had some target in the ocean and if it hit it, everyone would get a free taco.
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
um, yeah. because a few bits of metal are going to bother the biggest thing known to mankind
honestly, space would be the best place to pollute. propel rubbish to the sun.
The problem is that it's not just out in space, most of it is sitting in Earth orbit, waiting to smash into something important.
Posted by The_G0dfather on Jan-28-2008 17:00:
The question is, where do you want it to land ?
Posted by tubularbills on Jan-28-2008 17:08:
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Originally posted by The_G0dfather
The question is, where do you want it to land ?
Iowa
Posted by shaw on Jan-28-2008 17:47:
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Originally posted by The_G0dfather
The question is, where do you want it to land ?
skip bayless.
Posted by Frenchie on Jan-28-2008 17:48:
Start? I never take mine off.
Posted by Zombie0729 on Jan-28-2008 20:38:
well 3 friends & i have a bet... cannot include any ocean, only continents(and if it falls in the ocean no one wins)... my bet is on africa
Posted by Omega_M on Jan-29-2008 09:39:
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Originally posted by stren
remember when the MIR fell ? wasn't spectacular or funny, just hit the ocean i think
MIR was deorbited in a controlled manner to ensure that it fell into the ocean. Skylab was not. It fell over Australia.
The earth is huge with a lot of empty space. The probability of space junk surviving reentry and hitting populated regions is remote. Nonetheless, it could happen. From what I read, this spy satellite is likely to survive the free fall. It is also alleged to contain rocket fuel like Hydrazine which is toxic. Hence it is obviously a threat. The satellite is supposed to be a malfunctioned Lockheed Martin military imaging satellite which was launched in Dec 2006 and has now lost the ability to be controlled from ground based controllers.
Posted by Zombie0729 on Feb-14-2008 18:41:
