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NASA's HETE Coming Down

Posted by michael on from the falling-down-on-new-jersey dept.

terrymr writes "NASA expects the High Energy Transient Experiment spacecraft which failed to successfully detach from the third stage of its launch rocket in 1996 to fall to earth within the next few days. While most of the spacecraft will likely burn up in the upper atmosphere there is a good chance that the spacecraft's batteries (weighing 33lbs each) may reach the ground intact. Current predictions put re-entry at 4:41 EDT Sunday April 7 (+/- two days)."

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  1. Compatible Hardware List by jwork · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It would be interesting to add a webpage containing a list of hardware that is compatible with this SDR out-of-the-box or is planned to be supported.

  2. Why not bring it down? by dezwart · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If it was at all possible, would NASA consider forcefully bringing the satellite down, eg: over an unpopulated area of an ocean?

    Or would this have unfortunate legal issues: international airspace, colateral damage.