Watch the Skies!

[jmurrayhead]

A huge satellite is falling to Earth. They've narrowed it's landing down to anywhere on Earth except Antarctica: http://www.space.com/12982-dead-nasa-satellite-falling-earth-sept-24.html

 

[Paul B]

I particularly liked the warning:

Members of the public are not allowed to keep pieces of the satellite that may fall to Earth, or sell them on eBay, as they remain the property of the US government.

So they're not remotely interested in whether anyone is injured or not, just whether they'll have their property returned...

 

[Lisa]

So they've narrowed it down to where it won't land then LOL

 

[jmurrayhead]

I particularly liked the warning:

So they're not remotely interested in whether anyone is injured or not, just whether they'll have their property returned...

ha did you expect anything else?

 

[Lisa]

ha did you expect anything else?

Of course we didn't...

You have to laugh though.. right?

 

[Peggy]

I particularly liked the warning:

Members of the public are not allowed to keep pieces of the satellite that may fall to Earth, or sell them on eBay, as they remain the property of the US government.

So they're not remotely interested in whether anyone is injured or not, just whether they'll have their property returned...

Exactly. And I got news for 'em. If a piece of it falls in my yard, I am keeping that sucker.

 

[Kim]

So they've narrowed it down to where it won't land then LOL

They mostly hit us here in Australia >_< or at sea... let's hope this one hits at sea.

 

[Onimua]

Does house or health insurance cover this sort of thing?

 

[MilesDB]

Does house or health insurance cover this sort of thing?

When Russian Space Station was decommissioned few years ago, Russia took out insurance on the plunging SS just in case. I bet this one has it too.

 

[whynot]

If a piece of it falls in my yard, I am keeping that sucker.

You will be safe because

the UARS satellite carries no toxic propellant

 

[Forsaken]

Anyone ever read the Andromeda Strain?

 

[Peggy]

You will be safe because

ppfffttt... the way my luck is going right now, it'll probably fall on my head while I'm walking to my car.

 

[Onimua]

Anyone ever read the Andromeda Strain?

Loved that book. I read a lot of books like that... scare myself for no good reason.

 

[Forsaken]

Loved that book. I read a lot of books like that... scare myself for no good reason.

I'm losing more and more respect for you Onimua...

 

[Onimua]

I'm losing more and more respect for you Onimua...

You never gave me the impression you had any to start with.

 

[Bob]

You never gave me the impression you had any to start with.

lol !!

 

[Forsaken]

You never gave me the impression you had any to start with.

Besides the point .

 

[Fred Sherman]

With a 1:19 trillion chance of being hit, I'm not really worried.

 

[Peggy]

With a 1:19 trillion chance of being hit, I'm not really worried.

Heh.....

 

[MGSteve]

With a 1:19 trillion chance of being hit, I'm not really worried.

That's an epitaph quote if ever I read one!