Uncle C
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Will it hit the ground from the east, west, north or south. If we knew we could sit in the shadow of a big hill. 
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This satellite that's going to hit earth tomorrow.
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brightn'ove
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surely they can calculate it's path....
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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"If you want to avoid the risk of being hit completely then you need to go beyond 57 degrees latitude north (Scotland or Quebec) or south (further south than the southern tip of Argentina)."
Any good games going on in the SPL today? Actually, I can answer that without looking.
Any good games going on in the SPL today? Actually, I can answer that without looking.
Lord Bracknell
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I had a work colleague who was just a few hundred yards from a chunk of flying metal when debris from SkyLab was scattered over parts of Western Australia in 1979.
The chances of this happening again to someone else I know when the rubbish comes tumbling down this time must be (literally) astronomical.
The chances of this happening again to someone else I know when the rubbish comes tumbling down this time must be (literally) astronomical.
mlg57
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New Delhi: Breakaway chunks from an old NASA satellite are likely to reach Earth on Friday.
Though there's a very remote chance of them hitting anyone, but NASA is unable to predict where they'll land, till just two hours before impact.
The size of the chunk is equivalent to a bus, speeding in at 27000 km/hour, and will break up and burn as soon as it enters our atmosphere.
However, even after that, as many as 26 different pieces, weighing up to 500 kg, will reach Earth. And NASA has no way to stop them from hitting Earth.
“It's the largest space craft of its type to come back to Earth in 30 years,” said Mark Matney of Johnson Space Centre, NASA.
NASA is unsure where the breakaway pieces will land, but it's betting they'll fall into the ocean or smack into an unpopulated area on earth.
“We can't control how it rotates. If it presents a large, flat profile on its way in, it'll probably slow down and disintegrate faster. But if it's tilted so that not too much of its surface is directly exposed, it'll come in at a really fast clip,” said Matney.
Though there's a very remote chance of them hitting anyone, but NASA is unable to predict where they'll land, till just two hours before impact.
The size of the chunk is equivalent to a bus, speeding in at 27000 km/hour, and will break up and burn as soon as it enters our atmosphere.
However, even after that, as many as 26 different pieces, weighing up to 500 kg, will reach Earth. And NASA has no way to stop them from hitting Earth.
“It's the largest space craft of its type to come back to Earth in 30 years,” said Mark Matney of Johnson Space Centre, NASA.
NASA is unsure where the breakaway pieces will land, but it's betting they'll fall into the ocean or smack into an unpopulated area on earth.
“We can't control how it rotates. If it presents a large, flat profile on its way in, it'll probably slow down and disintegrate faster. But if it's tilted so that not too much of its surface is directly exposed, it'll come in at a really fast clip,” said Matney.
Nathan
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- Jan 8, 2010
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SkyLab? Was that the one in the Terminator films? Maybe it was a true story afterall...
Kalimantan Gull
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So it could plough into the sea, or it could smash straight into a city. Great.
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It could take out 2 stands at Selhurst and not only would nobody notice, they'd still not sell out
Gazwag
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That's skyNET
Seagull kimchi
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Crodo has a lot to answer for!
Simon Grayson - straight through the cranium as the teams walk out tonight please. Just leave a pair of steaming boots on the floor. That'll teach him - 'good little side' - twat.
Equally, if you want to avoid the risk of being hit completely, he says, then you need to go beyond 57 degrees latitude north (Scotland or Quebec) or south (further south than the southern tip of Argentina).
throbinson
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Can i land on my 1st wife please
beardy gull
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Fill your boots mate. Although they do say never go back.
[COMMENT]surely they can calculate it's path....[/COMMENT]
Apparently, they have but they don't know how entering the Earth's atmosphere will affect the velocity and trajectory of the satellite, or where/when it will enter the Earth's atmosphere. where (if) it lands will then depend on the Earth's rotation against the above factors. It is on a NNE path!
There is a lot of land mass on it's orbit, Europe, UK, Africa, Middle East etc and with a predicted 500 mile radius for the debris it could be worth keeping one eye on the sky tonight!
North and East stands should get a good view if it does pass by! Could be one hell of a sight seeing the debris burn up!!
Apparently, they have but they don't know how entering the Earth's atmosphere will affect the velocity and trajectory of the satellite, or where/when it will enter the Earth's atmosphere. where (if) it lands will then depend on the Earth's rotation against the above factors. It is on a NNE path!
There is a lot of land mass on it's orbit, Europe, UK, Africa, Middle East etc and with a predicted 500 mile radius for the debris it could be worth keeping one eye on the sky tonight!
North and East stands should get a good view if it does pass by! Could be one hell of a sight seeing the debris burn up!!
Silent Bob
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I can think of worse ways to go out.
Braders
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this seasons equivalent of the beachball incident?
nomoremithras4me
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JamesAndTheGiantHead
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Or knock the ball in before he can get his shot away, taking all the credit.
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