View Full Version : Satellite to fall, hit earth Friday.



FRISKY
09-20-2011, 12:42 PM
Better get out your umbrella...

http://www.space.com/12999-dead-nasa-satellite-falling-earth-sept-23.html

kevinpate
09-20-2011, 01:00 PM
Sure hope it doesn't make land at the Golden Goose. Thunder just put in his new tile.

Thunder
09-20-2011, 02:36 PM
Sure hope it doesn't make land at the Golden Goose. Thunder just put in his new tile.

I sent NASA an email that if a piece lands in my store and ruin the tiles, they'd better be ready for hefty payout.

Lets wait for Bostonfan's response regarding Taz's safety. :-O

Dustin
09-20-2011, 04:38 PM
Great. I was gonna go the fair Friday. Now what am I gonna do?

Thunder
09-20-2011, 04:40 PM
Great. I was gonna go the fair Friday. Now what am I gonna do?

I'd highly recommend avoiding the Ferris Wheel.

Bunty
09-20-2011, 05:16 PM
I'd highly recommend avoiding the Ferris Wheel.

I'd be a lot more scared being on a Ferris wheel when a tornado is coming.

Thunder
09-20-2011, 05:17 PM
I'd be a lot more scared being on a Ferris wheel when a tornado is coming.

Lets reflect back on the poor souls stuck on the Ferris Wheel at Frontier City during a time a ravaging tornado barreled through the park.

RadicalModerate
09-20-2011, 06:06 PM
I'd be more scared being stuck on a Ferris Wheel, with a tornado coming, with while being slowly attacked by a herd of angry abandoned pythons (or boa constrictors) slithering up the supports of the ride. In fact, probably so scared that I wouldn't notice the satellite debris hurtling in the general direction of the Fair (or Frontier City)--debris loaded with genetically engineered Super Space Spiders . . . Like tarantulas but bigger, meaner, and able to survive the impact . . .

HewenttoJared
09-20-2011, 06:29 PM
Do you think pythons become more aggressive if they have abandonment issues?

RadicalModerate
09-20-2011, 06:53 PM
I would imagine so . . . But I really don't know.
You might want to ask Thunder.
Apparently an abandoned python (or boa constrictor) is in the foster care of one of his pals over at The Golden Goose.

Oh!
Did I forget to mention that the Space Spiders are loaded with Impact Resistant EGGS????
Scary stuff.

Thunder
09-20-2011, 06:57 PM
RadicalModerate, if you have severe issues, please speak with me privately and I will attempt to resolve.

FRISKY
09-21-2011, 07:36 AM
Update:
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/nasas_daily_update_friday_stil.html

FRISKY
09-21-2011, 07:44 AM
Top 10...including:
A woman in Turley, Oklahoma, got a noggin-knock in January 1997 when she was struck with a lightweight fragment of charred woven material. She was not injured. The sky junk was identified as debris from a Delta 2 booster, which reentered the Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 22, 1997. Other debris from that booster included a steel propellant tank and a titanium pressure sphere.

http://www.space.com/9708-worst-space-debris-events-time.html

Jesseda
09-21-2011, 12:06 PM
wonder why they are not talking about asteroid td 2007 that is coming dangerously close around friday as well.. here is one of many videos about it http://youtu.be/KHtVc-_I3QU

PennyQuilts
09-21-2011, 12:34 PM
i'd highly recommend avoiding the ferris wheel.

hah!!!!

PennyQuilts
09-21-2011, 12:38 PM
wonder why they are not talking about asteroid td 2007 that is coming dangerously close around friday as well.. here is one of many videos about it http://youtu.be/KHtVc-_I3QU

Well, for heaven's sake. Maybe the asteroid and the satellite will collide.

RadicalModerate
09-22-2011, 11:31 PM
I'm thinkin' that mebbe we all shoulda bought into that olde tyme Reaganesque "Star Wars Defense Intitiative" back in the '80s . . . Regardless of the "Cold War" ending.

But, of course, it would never have been in place:
In time to "take care" of the current threat.

venture
09-22-2011, 11:44 PM
From SpaceWeather.com...here is the projected track during the time it is expected to re-enter.

http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/22sep11/UARS_decay_2011_Sep_23_UTC_v1.jpg

venture
09-22-2011, 11:47 PM
wonder why they are not talking about asteroid td 2007 that is coming dangerously close around friday as well.. here is one of many videos about it http://youtu.be/KHtVc-_I3QU

2007 TD should pass around 6 LDs (lunar distance) from the Earth. So shouldn't be an issue.

2009 TM8 on Oct 17 will pass with in 0.9 LD however. It is only 8 meters wide. -- http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2009%20TM8&orb=1
2005 YU55 on Nov 8th will pass with in 0.8 LD and is larger at 175 meters wid. -- http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005%20YU55&orb=1

RadicalModerate
09-22-2011, 11:47 PM
Whew . . .
That's a relief . . .
Apparantly only a whale or dolphin is at risk. =)

If we are "extra lucky" a shard of the craft might take out Hugo Chavez and put an end to the rumors.


(Wait a minute . . . Only 6 (SIX) LDs????
Dang . . . I done jist turned off The WorryMeter and now THIS? =)

venture
09-22-2011, 11:51 PM
If we are "extra lucky" it might take out Hugo Chavez and put an end to the rumors.

Hmm yes....ah "satellite" crashed and killed him.

RadicalModerate
09-23-2011, 12:03 AM
Is Hugo Chavez still alive?
That one yellow line on the map of potentiality looked like it could have ended in Venuzuela . . .
But I could be wrong . . . =)

And we aren't talking actual "satellites" here . . .
We are only extrapolating satellite "debris tracks" . . .

RadicalModerate
09-23-2011, 08:58 AM
Heads up, Thunder:

Breaking News!!!:

"If you do come across what you suspect is a satellite piece, NASA doesn't want you to pick it up. The space agency says there are no toxic chemicals present, but there could be sharp edges. Also, it's government property. It's against the law to keep it as a souvenir or sell it on eBay. NASA's advice is to report it to the police."

So . . . You might want to be wearing gloves when retrieving satellite pieces.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/21/exclusive-track-nasas-falling-65-ton-satellite-in-real-time/#ixzz1YmtfAWgo

Thunder
09-23-2011, 09:20 AM
If I find a piece, I'm keeping it anyway.

RadicalModerate
09-23-2011, 09:23 AM
That's what I figured . . .
Hence the gloves suggestion.

Jesseda
09-23-2011, 09:51 AM
2007 TD should pass around 6 LDs (lunar distance) from the Earth. So shouldn't be an issue.

2009 TM8 on Oct 17 will pass with in 0.9 LD however. It is only 8 meters wide. -- http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2009%20TM8&orb=1
2005 YU55 on Nov 8th will pass with in 0.8 LD and is larger at 175 meters wid. -- http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005%20YU55&orb=1

so the 2005 yu55 is what to look out for right? Also there is lots of talk about ELENIN and they said everytime it comes in alignment with the earth it has created huge earthquakes, and the next alignment is september 26-28.. it is odd that there has been two major earthquakes the last two times elenin has aligned, the chile earthquake and the earthqukes by tokyo.

RadicalModerate
09-23-2011, 10:00 AM
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THAT "alignment" didn't quite turn out as predicted, did it.

venture
09-23-2011, 10:41 AM
so the 2005 yu55 is what to look out for right? Also there is lots of talk about ELENIN and they said everytime it comes in alignment with the earth it has created huge earthquakes, and the next alignment is september 26-28.. it is odd that there has been two major earthquakes the last two times elenin has aligned, the chile earthquake and the earthqukes by tokyo.

Careful...Thunder will issue and earthquake emergency. ;-)

Of Sound Mind
09-23-2011, 11:17 AM
Careful...Thunder will issue and earthquake emergency. ;-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CArWivYt208

Jesseda
09-23-2011, 11:40 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CArWivYt208



lol, now if it really happens september 26-28 major earthquake, knock on wood, I will be with all the rest of you at the grocery stores stocking up on survival supplies for the oncomming of ELENIN. I am looking at all the crazy youtube videos about it, it is crazy.

MDot
09-23-2011, 12:29 PM
Careful...Thunder will issue and earthquake emergency. ;-)

Too late, he did. Lol

RadicalModerate
09-23-2011, 12:52 PM
At 0:40 did he really say this quake "would destroy lots of ass"?

I guess this is what happens when you choose to attend a Government-Sponsored Canadian Teleprompter School rather than the one President Obama graduated from. Eh?

I'm pretty sure that I will be adding telephone poles in California to my list of things to be avoided.
Right after Ferris Wheels . . . At the State Fair.

Thunder
09-23-2011, 06:37 PM
Careful...Thunder will issue an earthquake emergency. ;-)


Too late, he did. Lol

:LolLolLol I love these guys!

MDot
09-23-2011, 11:01 PM
:LolLolLol I love these guys!

We love you too Thunder. :-)

venture
09-23-2011, 11:41 PM
We wouldn't pick on you if we didn't care. Not to say you don't get our blood pressure up and make us facepalm more than we'd care to. ;-)

venture
09-23-2011, 11:55 PM
It appears NASA is leaning more towards UARS being down around 30-45 minutes ago. If any debris did reach the Earth it would be in Northern Ontario where some rumored reports are coming from.

FRISKY
09-24-2011, 11:49 AM
News is saying it hit in the North Pacific ocean.