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Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:38 pm
by Brent
Defunct Spy Satellite Falling From Orbit
By EILEEN SULLIVAN – 13 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
The satellite, which no longer be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:18 pm
by Cyclenall
Oh great, now we have to watch our heads outside for the next few months. It's just like that frozen airplane waste that falls on people's roofs.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:34 pm
by brunota2003
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:35 pm
by azsnowman
KEWL beans...
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:44 pm
by Coredesat
Where'd I put my lead umbrella?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:52 am
by RL3AO
Maybe we can ask the Chinese to shoot it down for us.
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:13 am
by BUD
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:14 am
by HURAKAN
There is a 71% it will land in water.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:17 am
by Cryomaniac
RL3AO wrote:Maybe we can ask the Chinese to shoot it down for us.
Sounds like a good idea to me...
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:29 am
by RL3AO
HURAKAN wrote:There is a 71% it will land in water.
Maybe if we speed up GW in the next month we can make it 80%
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:32 pm
by Dionne
I'm curious about the hazmat onboard. What could it possibly be?
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:39 pm
by RL3AO
Dionne wrote:I'm curious about the hazmat onboard. What could it possibly be?
Most satellites are covered in beryllium.
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:11 pm
by Nimbus
They don't build them like they used to. The Chinese could drop this bird right down the hole in Pine Gap easy.
Whatever happened to stealth and plausable deniability? This one is radioactive for heavans sake!
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:36 pm
by Cyclenall
HURAKAN wrote:There is a 71% it will land in water.
Sooner or later luck will run out and a satellite will hit land where people live. Don't they burn up before hitting though? Or do they have speical material so they don't?
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:04 pm
by gtalum
Dionne wrote:I'm curious about the hazmat onboard. What could it possibly be?
It's beryllium, the dust of which is hazardous when it's ingested.
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:06 pm
by flwxwatcher
Its still trying to be confirmed that this spy satellite is owned by the New England Patriots and that the loss of power of this satellite is being blamed for their Super Bowl loss..
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:18 am
by Beam
Talk about media hype. It's going to burn up in the atmosphere for god's sake. Any scrap that does survive (unlikely), has a
very remote chance of landing somewhere dangerous.
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:47 am
by angelwing
Ok, where's my tin hat?
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:51 am
by Squarethecircle
flwxwatcher wrote:Its still trying to be confirmed that this spy satellite is owned by the New England Patriots and that the loss of power of this satellite is being blamed for their Super Bowl loss..
Re: Spy satellite loses power; could hit Earth in Feb. or March
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:17 pm
by Cryomaniac
flwxwatcher wrote:Its still trying to be confirmed that this spy satellite is owned by the New England Patriots and that the loss of power of this satellite is being blamed for their Super Bowl loss..
Thats what I was going to say!!!!!!!