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Shared on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 11:40
In the news today:

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WASHINGTON - A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday. The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials (beryllium), and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said.

This satellite is the size of a bus, and weighs about 10 tons...

The last one to enter our orbit crashed a few thousand miles off from the area they predicted. Their only positive thought? "It's not the first time this has happened." Aren't you comforted?



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22857051/?GT1=10755

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Donk2o2p's picture
Submitted by Donk2o2p on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 18:17
yeah, what falelorn said.
Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 12:00
Skylab was much bigger and ended up hitting the Indian Ocean and a little bit of Western Australia. Probabilities being what they are...I'm not going to bother digging a hole and hiding. Beryllium is not nice if you breathe it or eat it, but again, unless you plan on sucking in the vapors as it goes down, it is not a big issue. The huge issue is that they cannot control it and therefore, it could land in territory that is unfriendly to the U.S. It is the possible transfer of technology they are worried about. Good thing the earth is 2/3 water...
Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 12:01
Oh, and thumbs up for letting me pontificate about technology while looking at a nice rack.
transman's picture
Submitted by transman on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 12:35
with luck like mine i might as well just paint a target on my roof. my insurance will probally lapse the day before .
millfire517's picture
Submitted by millfire517 on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 12:59
is it wrong if one was to wish for it to land on the us congress building while it was in session
Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 13:10
Depends...are they "in session" like they were over Xmas with just one person gaveling them to order so that the president couldn't make any recess appointments? Or in session like they are on C-SPAN when one congressman talks for hours to an empty room? I think you would have better luck if it crashed into a D.C. whore house.
Falelorn's picture
Submitted by Falelorn on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 16:02
why cant they obliterate it with a missile and make a ton of small parts that will just burn up?

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