Six Ton Satellite To Crash on Earth....Where?
September 17th 2011 01:50
Oh, btw, a SIX TON satellite will crash on Earth next week.
What?
Where?
"...the debris most likely landing in an ocean or unpopulated region..." say officials.
MOST LIKELY?
Oh, btw, there's a 3,000 to 1 shot it will hit you in the head. That's more likely that getting struck by lightening...that's more likely then getting hit by a car.
Those aren't charming odds.
The 6.5-ton spacecraft is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere later this month, although exactly when and where is unknown.
"The atmosphere changes on a daily basis. It's impossible to say how that's going to impact this re-entry," Michael Duncan, deputy chief of space situational awareness at the U.S. Strategic Command, told reporters during a conference call.
Why is he sounding so unconcerned?
I am dysnumerate. I mentioned that before. So I can't do the Math. But hey, isn't there anyone on the planet, or maybe, I don't know, a computer? which could do the Math? Could sort of work out a reasonable trajectory, so that at least I won't be hanging out the wash?
The largest chunk, part of the spacecraft's structure, is expected to be about 331 pounds (150 kg) Well, that's 3x what I weigh.
"We just will not know precisely where it's going to come down until it comes down."
I don't feel reassured here.
Can we expect at least a 'head's up!" from NASA?
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