Hum Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 NASA: Pieces of falling satellite may be down Miami (CNN) -- Pieces of a defunct satellite plummeting toward Earth may have come to rest, NASA said Saturday morning NASA says "it's possible" that the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite "is down by now," according to the agency's Twitter page early Saturday. But the agency said it is seeking official confirmation with the United States Strategic Command. About two dozen pieces of the satellite were expected to survive the crash through the Earth's atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun N. Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Has it not landed yet? I say landed because I didn't want to say crashed - I though it was supposed to be last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzzzUK Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 BBC says yes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15034073 - although there are reports of it "landing" in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copernic Reporter Posted September 24, 2011 Reporter Share Posted September 24, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OfWgu5jk5g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Look at the name. They prolly do want it to blow up the entire world, 40 virgins and all that.... Seriously? That was a joke man. And about the name. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted September 24, 2011 Subscriber¹ Share Posted September 24, 2011 I hope that, in the future, they'll send interceptors to destroy the remaining debris once they've descended to a proper altitude. Some 26 pieces of the UARS satellite ? representing 1,200lbs of heavy metal ? are expected to rain down. The biggest surviving chunk should be no more than 300lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 ^ I am ready for immediate launch ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 ^ I am ready for immediate launch ... Thats mine. You can't take it. ^ I am ready for immediate launch ... Thats mine. You can't take it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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