Uh oh buy a helmet: Chinese rocket likely to make uncontrolled reentry on May 6, report says - Page 2

Diesel 88888888 · 05-07-2021, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

My God it did kind of go over your house a few times brother.

Then over aviator's neighborhood but missed me here. One hour left till possible splashdown countdown.
You guys want to come here I have plenty of beer and a freezer full of food. I will probably sleep on the roof I want to see this thing coming all 20 tons. If it doesn't kill me I am going to sell the parts on E-Bay and get that bass boat I always wanted.

O'h hell, just get some surplus crap and put a torch to it...then sell it on e-bay for the "real" deal!

4thIDvet · 05-08-2021, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel 88888888

O'h hell, just get some surplus crap and put a torch to it...then sell it on e-bay for the "real" deal!

I was heading to Germany to get blocks of the Berlin wall when they took that down. Was going to put them in glass cubes and sell. Not to be the news said the wall was loaded with asbestos and they were advising tourists not to handle it.
So much for that adventure. Next.

Czubek · 05-09-2021, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aviator

The latest forecast has it going into the Indian Ocean

Too bad it didn't fall on some communist infested crap hole like NYC.

Brian

Czubek · 05-09-2021, 07:27 AM

https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rocket-...ome/a-57425829

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By May 6, ESA's calculations had shifted to an "predicted reentry time" of 7:31 a.m. UTC on May 9 — 3.31 a.m. Eastern Time (USA) and 3.31 p.m. CST (Beijing/China).

Brian

Czubek · 05-09-2021, 07:43 AM

Then there's this: https://www.rt.com/news/523292-china...march-reentry/

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The out-of-control Long March 5B rocket that so fascinated the Western media re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and burned up, the Chinese space engineering agency has said.

Still, too bad it wasn't some leftist crap hole.

Brian

dinkydow · 05-09-2021, 09:00 AM

It was all Trumps fault.

Global warming caused by the vote recount in Georgia.

Sanders · 05-09-2021, 09:12 AM

Last night it was predicted to hit over the Maldives. Those poor folks there. I think those islands are something like 1 ft. asl. If someone farts on a tanker as it goes buy, the place practically gets washed away.

I had a Swiss friend who went on vacation there. He came back with some amazing photos from his SCUBA diving the reefs around the island.

4thIDvet · 05-09-2021, 09:39 AM

Damn well so much for selling parts on E-Bay.

Check out this 500,000 pieces of space junk 3-D panorama.

http://stuffin.space/

Just a matter of time till something goes bang with one of the launched vehicles.

Space Debris and Human Spacecraft
More than 500,000 pieces of debris, or “space junk,” are tracked as they orbit the Earth. They all travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris to damage a satellite or a spacecraft.

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/s...al_debris.html

Boris · 05-09-2021, 09:54 AM

I was hoping it would land on my work over the weekend...maybe next time

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05-09-2021, 09:12 AM	#22
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,460	Last night it was predicted to hit over the Maldives. Those poor folks there. I think those islands are something like 1 ft. asl. If someone farts on a tanker as it goes buy, the place practically gets washed away. I had a Swiss friend who went on vacation there. He came back with some amazing photos from his SCUBA diving the reefs around the island. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

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Boris Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N Michigan Posts: 11,032	I was hoping it would land on my work over the weekend...maybe next time __________________ The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry

05-09-2021, 09:39 AM	#23
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,408	Damn well so much for selling parts on E-Bay. Check out this 500,000 pieces of space junk 3-D panorama. http://stuffin.space/ Just a matter of time till something goes bang with one of the launched vehicles. Space Debris and Human Spacecraft More than 500,000 pieces of debris, or “space junk,” are tracked as they orbit the Earth. They all travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris to damage a satellite or a spacecraft. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/s...al_debris.html