Huge Defunct Satellite to Plunge to Earth Soon, NASA Says..

Space.com ^ | Sept 8th, 2011

[TaraP]

[freejohn]

EBAY .. Here I come! 8)

[bgill]

Small risk to public

Tell that to the guy it lands on.

[bgill]

Small risk to public

Tell that to the guy it lands on.

[TChad]

"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro

[TaraP]

I know!

I guess that is suppose to be comforting!

Like saying you might lose your fingers, but at least you will have your arm!

[MindBender26]

For only $10, my insurance company, Kamikaze Casualty, will insure you against loss if the satellite hits you, your car or house.

Send your money now to Sam Shyster, Kamikaze Casualty Insurance. Box 56789, Del Rio, Texas..........

[elkfersupper]

I never worry about these things.

In fact, I often think about the positive things that a good-sized piece of space junk falling out of the sky might do, like maybe causing politicians to focus on that rather than us.

[ThomasThomas]

Does this a chance for free tacos?

[MindBender26]

.... Like the widows and orphans in Olde London Towne,
who owe their large pensions to Werner Von Braun.

50 years later we remember the music of our “Bright College Days”

Bright College Days,
Sweet Days of Youth,
3 parts gin,
one part vermouth.

:)

[Texas Fossil]

http://umpgal.gsfc.nasa.gov/

The satellite was launched in 1991 by the Space Shuttle Discovery. It is 35 feet long, 15 feet in diameter, weighs 13,000 pounds, and carries 10 instruments. UARS orbits at an altitude of 375 miles with an orbital inclination of 57 degrees. Designed to operate for three years, six of its ten instruments are still functioning. UARS measures ozone and chemical compounds found in the ozone layer which affect ozone chemistry and processes. UARS also measures winds and temperatures in the stratosphere as well as the energy input from the Sun. Together, these help define the role of the upper atmosphere in climate and climate variability.

[Nonsense Unlimited]

- “if you find something you think may be a piece of UARS, do not touch it.”

Why? Space germs?

[unkus]

Send your money now to Sam Shyster, Kamikaze Casualty Insurance. Box 56789, Del Rio, Texas..........

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Uh, I need the ZIP Code

LOL

[Beaten Valve]

“One analysis of re-entry survivability for UARS components was performed several years ago with a software program called Object Re-entry Survival Analysis Tool, or ORSAT for short.”

Upload Windows 8 if you want to get it back to Earth even quicker...

[familyop]

"According to NASA, on UARS re-entry day, 'if you find something you think may be a piece of UARS, do not touch it. Contact a local law enforcement official for assistance.'"

Hood ornament on a rat rod.

[TChad]

50 years later we remember the music of our “Bright College Days”

Lehrer has some young fans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAaiYKF0cs&feature=related

[seowulf]

My insurance company, LowBid Guarantee, will only charge you $1 for a $10 million payout if a satellite hits you.

Of course, like any good insurance company, if anyone tries to collect it will immediately declare bankruptcy.

[George from New England]

I’d prefer to send my payment to the branch office in Nigeria. You got that address handy?

[Petruchio]

In fact, I often think about the positive things that a good-sized piece of space junk falling out of the sky might do, like maybe causing politicians to focus on that rather than us. landing on a Planned Parenthood Clinic.

Fixed it.