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11-02-2008, 08:27 AM
:evil:Space Litter To Hit Earth Tomorrow
Space Litter To Hit Earth Tomorrow
Posted by kdawson on Saturday November 01
A refrigerator-sized tank of toxic ammonia, tossed from the international space station last year, is expected to hit earth tomorrow afternoon or evening. The 1,400-pound object was deliberately jettisoned — by hand — from the ISS's robot arm in July 2007. Since the time of re-entry is uncertain, so is the location.
"NASA expects up to 15 pieces of the tank to survive the searing hot temperatures of re-entry, ranging in size from about 1.4 ounces (40 grams) to nearly 40 pounds (17.5 kilograms). ... The largest pieces could slam into the Earth's surface at about 100 mph (161 kph). ...
'If anybody found a piece of anything on the ground Monday morning, I would hope they wouldn't get too close to it
A NASA spokesman said."
Space Litter To Hit Earth Tomorrow
Posted by kdawson on Saturday November 01
A refrigerator-sized tank of toxic ammonia, tossed from the international space station last year, is expected to hit earth tomorrow afternoon or evening. The 1,400-pound object was deliberately jettisoned — by hand — from the ISS's robot arm in July 2007. Since the time of re-entry is uncertain, so is the location.
"NASA expects up to 15 pieces of the tank to survive the searing hot temperatures of re-entry, ranging in size from about 1.4 ounces (40 grams) to nearly 40 pounds (17.5 kilograms). ... The largest pieces could slam into the Earth's surface at about 100 mph (161 kph). ...
'If anybody found a piece of anything on the ground Monday morning, I would hope they wouldn't get too close to it
A NASA spokesman said."