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3.5 Ton Satellite to Crash Back to Earth

Posted by chrisd on from the guess-my-pellet-gun-was-more-powerfull-than-I-thought dept.

DeadBugs writes "CNN is reporting that the NASA Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer could crash back to earth in a matter of days. It's estimated that up to 9 large pieces (4-100 lbs.) of the Satellite could survive re-entry. Unlike the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory that was guided in, this Satellite will be uncontrolled. The EUVE has only been up there since 1992.... I wonder when this sort of thing will start to be a more common event."

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  1. Re:female goatsex site! by vrmlknight · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    can you imagine the children??? god save us all

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    This must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
  2. It had to happen by pagercam2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'd love to have a beowulf cluster of burning satellite pieces!!! ;-)

  3. Riddle me this... by Nick+Smith · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Q: What costs millions of dollars to produce and is guaranteed to crash back to earth?

    A: ABC's new Fall line-up...

  4. THE END OF ALL THINGS! by rice_burners_suck · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I applaud NASA for making a $100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 and 5,000,000,000 ton satellite smash back into the surface of the Earth, kicking up trillions of megatons of dust, covering up the entire sky, and causing every living thing on all the Earth to die. The Bible calls this day Armeggadon, the end of all things.

    ...Ooooooooh well... Maybe I just need another beer.

    NEGRA MODELO! BECAUSE GUINESS SUCKS!

    • Negra Modelo RULES! Guiness SUCKS!
    • Negra Modelo RULES! Guiness SUCKS!
    • Negra Modelo RULES! Guiness SUCKS!

    Oh well.