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Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« on: March 23, 2018, 01:54:45 pm »
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The out-of-control Chinese space station will crash down back to Earth over Easter weekend, experts have said.
According to the European Space Agency's Space Debris Office in Darmstadt, Germany, debris from Tiangong-1 will splash down between March 30 and April 2 across the northern hemisphere....

https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/chinas-free-falling-tiangong-1-12237319


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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2018, 01:58:16 pm »
Damned Uber vehicle.
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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2018, 02:26:46 pm »
I wonder if these can be found on ebay?

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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2018, 03:22:26 pm »
Quote from: thackney on March 23, 2018, 02:26:46 pm
I wonder if these can be found on ebay?

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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2018, 03:30:07 pm »
This should come as no surprise, as your basic oriental types have no sense of direction and can't drive worth an egg roll much less keep a sat in orbit.
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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2018, 07:03:18 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on March 23, 2018, 03:30:07 pm
This should come as no surprise, as your basic oriental types have no sense of direction and can't drive worth an egg roll much less keep a sat in orbit.
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I wonder if it will reenter extra slow and stop occasionally for no apparent reason.
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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2018, 09:05:04 pm »
Great, another Q-drop...

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Re: Out-of-control Chinese space station 'will crash into Earth over weekend'
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2018, 09:23:19 pm »
Quote from: endicom on March 23, 2018, 01:58:16 pm
Damned Uber vehicle.

Well, they are hoping the human backup might guide it in safely....

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