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Those were the words used in the title of the article wbich is wby I used quotation marks. Kind of like crash parking.
originally posted by: Soylent Green Is People
Crash "land" would seem to be a bit of a misnomer.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: MissSmartypants
Remember...sometime within the next 6 months includes now. So look up.
As the time approaches it will become possible to refine the time and location. So, instead of looking up, look here:
www.aerospace.org...
I wanna see one!
Probably no tsunamis...just a lot of fish going "Whoa...what the heck was that?".
originally posted by: violet
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: MissSmartypants
Well, you can look up there. And see it, actually. It gets reasonably bright, but not like the ISS.
Go here and set your location:
www.heavens-above.com...
Thanks.
I recall now having an app that alerted me of spacecraft or debris passing over but it kept going off all day long, drove me nuts! So I deleted it. I don't recall what it was. Anyways it seems space debris is all too common though, correct?
I think it will mostly burn up or as usual land in the ocean. Could one cause a tsunami?
Joke's on you...I'm not wearing any pants.
originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
a reply to: MissSmartypants
I am no expert MSP,but I think most of the space station would break into smaller bits and burn up during atmospheric re entry.
I think other satellites and space stuff has done this in the past.
It may make a nice light show for a lucky few,but I wouldn't worry too much in those smarty pants of yours.
Even though the odds are about a trillion to one against being hit by falling space debris it has happened.
originally posted by: RAY1990
a reply to: Indrasweb
The chance of that would be extremely low, kinda like pinning the tail on a donkey, in a dark room, whilst wearing sunglasses and spinning around. All done after 10 shots of tequila.
I'm not that good at math, though I can get a sense of the scale... Considering how many squared miles of land exist, how much of that has human occupants then comparing it to how much debris will fall?
Chances are it won't fall near anyone never mind buildings.
So if such a scenario happened, it would probably end in war.
Or the greatest conspiracy so far.
Uh oh (see my location).
originally posted by: PhloydPhan
I hate to be pedantic (okay, that's not true...) but Tiangong 1 orbits at an inclination of about 42.75 degrees relative to the equator. That means that anything with a latitude greater than 42.75 degrees north or south of the equator should be safe from debris.
For perspective, if you are in North America, Chicago is just about at 42 degrees north. If you're north of Chicago, you're in the clear. As a Wisconsinite, this sadly means that there is pretty much zero chance of it taking out Milwaukee....
Anything between 42.75 degrees north and 42.75 degrees south, on the other hand, has a chance of being in the, *ahem*, "landing" zone.
I've lived here all of my life and my father was navy and I never get tired of seeing our magnificent military aircraft flying overhead. I'm certainly not for war but our milittary technology is awesome.
originally posted by: PhloydPhan
a reply to: MissSmartypants
The state's name is spelled Wisconsin (always has been, at least the 30+ years I've been here), so I believe Wisconsinite is correct.
As for your location, of all the places Tiangong 1 COULD come down, a city that is home to as many naval vessels as Norfolk should be one of the safest. I would think at least one Arleigh Burke with BMD capability would be in the area whenever the Chinese station decides to fall out of the sky.
A large Chinese satellite that’s free-falling to Earth could crash into southern Michigan sometime between now and early April, researchers say.
Scientists say that a majority of the station is expected to burn up when it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere, although chunks weighing up to 220 pounds could make landfall.
originally posted by: MissSmartypants
Yeah...always taste something before you touch it I always say.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Silcone Synapse
Probably would cool down by the time it reached the ground. But there could be hydrazine or something even worse around. Best not be handling stuff like that.