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[BigBill]

Warning, there's a sattlelite that's falling to earth and they don't know where it will fall. I think they said it's chinese. Not sure.
They said we won't shoot this one like we did the lastone.
Please stay safe, stay informed on this one.

I hope it's ok to post this. It's a safety warning danger will danger.

 

[Stevens]

I heard it is part of a Chinese space rocket, weighing approximately 20 tons. Whatever doesn't burn up will come down somewhere, ideally at sea. If it has fall on land I hope in the country who sent it up in the first place.
Steve W

 

[Sistema1927]

Why would we expect that a country that cares nothing for the safety of its own citizens would exercise any care in things like this?

 

[Onomea]

Maybe it'll land on Kim Jong-un's railroad car.

 

[BigBill]

Here,
Chinese rocket debris is expected to crash into Earth soon. It's not the first time. - CNNPolitics

 

[BigBill]

I was hoping we would test a lazer on it. Or our star war defenses.

There's a junk yard of metal over our heads.

 

[grover99]

The whole thing is over hyped. Will land in the ocean or some open country someplace. If you need me I will be in my basement this week end.

 

[Jon651]

There's always something falling to earth. The amount of "space junk" in orbit is epic. No, they won't bother to shoot it down because that risks turning one big piece that most likely will burn up and hit water into millions of pieces that could endanger other satellites. A British company was recently awarded a design contact to develop a system to collect some of the riskier debris with nets.

When SkyLab deorbited, the only piece that made it all the way down was the size of a shoebox and it hit Australia - the rest either incinerated or hit water.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Let me know the approximate ETA and I'll be sure to wear a helmet that day....

John

 

[s&wchad]

There's a 71% chance that whatever doesn't burn up on re-entry will hit water.

I'm glad I'm not going fishing until next Wednesday!

 

[mckenney99]

I know how my luck runs, so I think I'll cut the grass earlier than planned then shelter in the house with my helmet on. Does home owners insurance cover falling rocket debris?

 

[Stevens]

I just saw a newsblurb prediction of touchdown near New Zeland.
Steve W

 

[Fishslayer]

 

[fiasconva]

No what the location you can just about bet on it being a trailer park. *s*

 

[TX-Dennis]

There's always something falling to earth. The amount of "space junk" in orbit is epic. No, they won't bother to shoot it down because that risks turning one big piece that most likely will burn up and hit water into millions of pieces that could endanger other satellites. A British company was recently awarded a design contact to develop a system to collect some of the riskier debris with nets.

When SkyLab deorbited, the only piece that made it all the way down was the size of a shoebox and it hit Australia - the rest either incinerated or hit water.

Yup, and the Australian government fined NASA for littering. Mostly as a joke, but donations were raised to pay the fine.

 

[steelslaver]

If it damages my property can I sue China.???

 

[Rustyt1953]

What doesn't burn up will fall in the ocean. The Chinese government will broadcast it on state run "pay-per-view" tv.

No tickie, no watchie.

 

[johngalt]

Fauci will probably recommend tripling up on masks.

 

[Justin T]

They're expecting it to burst open on impact, revealing a giant ribbon of paper with a fortune on it.

Dibs on the lotto numbers.

 

[Kitgun]

This scenario reminds me of a "Fritz The Cat" cartoon from the 60s.