http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/debris/ en-us Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:22:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265100/posts Debris recovered from the Atlantic by Brazilian search teams does not come from a lost Air France jet, a Brazilian air force official has said. Brig Ramon Borges Cardoso contradicted earlier reports that debris had been found, saying "no material from the plane has been recovered". A wooden cargo pallet was taken from the sea, but the Airbus A330 had no wooden pallets on board. Relatives have been told that there is no hope of survivors being found. Air France chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon and chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta briefed the passengers' relatives in a hotel near Paris Charles de Gaulle... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265100/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:22:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249428/posts Space Shuttle Damaged After Lift-Off Updated 2:47 PM EDT, Tue, 12, 20 May09 The space shuttle Atlantis suffered damage to the exterior two minutes after take-off. Astronauts discovered a 21-inch stretch of nicks over four or give of thermal times on the right side of Atlantis. NBC New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249428/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 18:59:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249427/posts The Atlantis astronauts have uncovered a long stretch of nicks on their space shuttle, the result of launch debris. They were inspecting their ship Tuesday for signs of launch damage when they came across the nicks. Mission Control informed the crew that it's a 21-inch stretch of nicks over four to five thermal tiles on the right side of Atlantis. The damage is where the right wing joins the fuselage. Mission Control says it could be related to debris that came off the fuel tank almost two minutes after liftoff. NASA says the damage does not appear to be serious,... Google News (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249427/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 18:58:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224897/posts N. Korea warns Japan against searching for rocket debris SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military warned Japan on Wednesday against trying to find debris from its long-range rocket, saying mobilizing combat ships for the search would be a "military provocation." The Japanese government was considering salvaging parts from the North Korean three-stage rocket, fired on Sunday, whose first-stage booster fell into the East Sea. A search would be a "vicious espionage, interference in internal affairs, and an unbearable military provocation that infringes upon the sovereign right of our republic," the General Staff of the North's Korean People's Army... Yonhap News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224897/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:12:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223923/posts /begin my excerpts N. Korea: U.S. Searching for 82 Pieces of Payload Debris near Hawaii Munhwa Ilbo 04/07/09 U.S. and Japan are set out to recover N. Korean rocket (debris) that fell on Pacific. Koo Sang-chan, a lawmaker from (ruling) Hannara Party and a member of Diplomatic and Trade Affairs Committee at National Assembly, said during Apr. 7 question session to government, "(N. Korea's rocket payload) fell into sea 1,500 miles to the east of Hawaii in 82 pieces of debris, and U.S. Navy ships are now searching for them." Japanese Defense Ministry is also searching for first level booster... Munhwa Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223923/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 06:55:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205193/posts The international space station's three crew members climbed into their Soyuz lifeboat as a "precautionary measure" while a tiny piece of space junk passed by today, NASA said. The space agency said the debris from a spent satellite rocket motor zipped past, apparently without causing damage, and the crew was given the all-clear to return to the station and resume normal operations. MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205193/posts#comment Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:19:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196159/posts US Strategic Command is still cataloguing debris from the Feb. 10th satellite collision over northern Siberia. "The count is now at 109 catalogued fragments for Iridium 33 and 245 for Kosmos 2251," says satellite observer Daniel Deak, who has prepared some 3D maps of the debris for readers of spaceweather.com. Click on the image to view a snapshot of Kosmos fragments on Feb 26th: (see the provided spaceweather.com link) A similar image shows Iridium 33 debris, and other views are available, too: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5. (see the provided spaceweather.com link) These maps reveal in full what earlier, less... SpaceWeather.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196159/posts#comment Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:29:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186616/posts * Video * Photo Iridium Communications Satellite Space Debris Falls From Texas Sky Last Edited: Sunday, 15 Feb 2009, 9:42 PM CST Created On: Sunday, 15 Feb 2009, 3:19 PM CST AUSTIN - FOX 7 has been receiving calls and e-mails from viewers that reported seeing a fireball falling from the sky at about 11 a.m. Sunday morning. An official from the Austin Fire Department said sightings have been reported from Austin to Fort Worth. The debris is most likely from a February 10 collision between a Russian and U.S. satellite. The FAA would only say the debris could be... Fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186616/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:37:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186620/posts What looked like a fireball streaked across the Texas sky on Sunday morning, leading many people to call authorities to report seeing falling debris. "We don't know what it was," said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig. The Williamson County Sheriff's Office used a helicopter to search after callers said they thought they saw a plane crashing, a spokesman said. FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186620/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:47:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132377/posts 11/14/2008 - SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq (AFNS) -- Today, airlift operations are an integral part of Iraq's military and economic future, and the men and women of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group, working along-side the Iraqi military and civilian contractors, are developing Baghdad International Airport into a modern aerial hub that will be a driving force in building a free and independent country. As part of that development, projects aimed at cleaning up the "debris of war" are becoming increasingly important. One of those people working at the airport is Airman 1st Class Thomas Burns. Airman Burns is serving on... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132377/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:21:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002138/posts It's more than 50 years since Russia signalled the start of the space race with the launch of Sputnik One. For more than two decades from 1957 the Soviet Union and the USA competed in a battle to be the first to the stars. The race ended in 1969 when the US delivered the coup de grace by landing Neil Armstrong safely on the Moon. Now space flights are commonplace and Sir Richard Branson will soon be taking the first tourists on sub-orbital flights on his craft SpaceShipTwo. In 1964 the first TV satellite was launched into a geostationary orbit... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002138/posts#comment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988512/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shooting apart of a crippled U.S. spy satellite last month created no significant new space debris, with all but small bits burning on re-entry to the atmosphere, the mission commander said on Wednesday. "We thought there would be much larger pieces," Rear Admiral Alan Hicks, who heads the Pentagon's Aegis ballistic missile defense program, said in the most comprehensive report yet on the destruction of the satellite known as USA-193. In fact, none of the debris was larger than a football, he told a briefing at an annual conference of the U.S. Navy League, a booster... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988512/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984269/posts Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's heat shield Wednesday, while NASA puzzled over a mysterious piece of debris that may have struck the shuttle's nose just after launch. Officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas refused to speculate on the origin or even the size of the debris captured on camera 10 seconds after launch. Nor are they sure if it struck the shuttle. "It looks like it's not coming from the orbiter, and you can't really tell if it strikes the orbiter or not," flight director Mike Moses told reporters after viewing video of the debris. "I... AFP via Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984269/posts#comment Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:17:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974548/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- The military's analysis of the missile strike on a dead U.S. spy satellite has revealed no sign of danger from debris, including no hazard from the satellite's fuel tank, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. "As we continue to do the post-strike analysis, (it) continues to give us confidence that the hydrazine tank was ruptured. However, the analysis is still ongoing," spokesman Bryan Whitman said. U.S. officials have said the main reason they shot down the satellite was because of the potential health hazard to humans in the event the satellite's fuel tank, carrying 1,000 pounds of toxic... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974548/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:26:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974019/posts WASHINGTON - Debris from an obliterated U.S. spy satellite is being tracked over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans but appears to be too small to cause damage on Earth, a senior military officer said Thursday, just hours after a Navy missile scored a direct hit on the failing spacecraft. Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an expert on military space technologies, told a Pentagon news conference that officials have a "high degree of confidence" that the missile launched from a Navy cruiser Wednesday night hit exactly where intended. It was an unprecedented mission... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974019/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:39:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967361/posts February 8, 2008 -- US 193, the U.S. spy satellite that has failed while in orbit, will crash into the Earth during the first week of March, U.S. officials say. The only problem is, no one seems to have the faintest idea as to where debris from the 5,000-pound spacecraft will land. The military satellite was launched in December 2006. It carries a sophisticated and secret imaging sensor. It experienced a power and computer failure almost immediately after entering space. The satellite has been wandering in orbit in a random path ever since. Without power, the satellite was doomed to... abc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967361/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960128/posts WASHINGTON - A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday. The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret. "Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council, when asked about the situation after it was disclosed by other officials. "Numerous satellites over the years have come... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960128/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:30:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960053/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday. The satellite, which no longer be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret. Associated Press (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960053/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952679/posts It has been one year since China took aim on its own nearly one-ton meteorological satellite by way of an anti-satellite (ASAT). That January 11, 2007 target practice spewed out a huge cloud of clutter - debris that remains a troublesome problem for operating satellites, as well as the International Space Station. Odds are that somebody’s satellite is due for a whacking - if it hasn’t already taken place. Live Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952679/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:30:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952489/posts Two orbiting U.S. spacecraft were forced to change course to avoid being damaged by the thousands of pieces of space debris produced after China carried out an anti-satellite weapon test one year ago today. The maneuvering, ordered by ground controllers and conducted several months ater the test, is an example of lingering problems caused by China's Jan. 11, 2007, missile firing in a bold demonstration of space weaponry against a weather satellite, said Air Force Brig. Gen. Ted Kresge, director of air, space and information operations at the Air Force Space Command in Colorado. Gen. Kresge, a F-15 figher pilot,... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952489/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:12:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866696/posts GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - A forest fire has led to a chance discovery of debris from the impact of a meteorite 1.85 billion years ago, more than 450 miles away at Sudbury, Ontario. Geologists had scheduled a field trip in May along the Gunflint Trail in northeastern Minnesota, but most areas they wanted to explore were closed because of a wildfire that charred more than 118 square miles. Geologist Mark Jirsa of the Minnesota Geological Survey went up the trail to scout new locations and, in a spot he had never visited before, stumbled across debris now linked to the... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866696/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816012/posts U.S. details China satellite debris By Jim Wolf Tue Apr 10, 8:35 PM ET A larger than previously reported debris field from China's antisatellite test in January has boosted risks to spacecraft in a wide range of orbits, the U.S. Air Force Space Command said on Tuesday. "The Chinese ASAT test has certainly increased the collision risk to all of the roughly 700 active spacecraft with (orbital low ends) below approximately 4,000 kms," the command said in reply to queries from Reuters. Such "low-Earth" orbits are home to satellites used for communications, scientific and environmental monitoring and weather predicting, as... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816012/posts#comment Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:52:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1808438/posts 'Flaming debris' nearly hits jet The pilots of a Chilean passenger jet reported seeing flaming debris fall past their aircraft as it approached the airport at Auckland, New Zealand. Lan airline said the captain "made visual contact with incandescent fragments several kilometres away". New Zealand and Australian media suggested the debris was from a Russian satellite expected to enter the atmosphere later in the day. But the US space agency Nasa said it was more likely to have been meteors. '40 second margin' The Lan Airbus A340 had just entered New Zealand airspace as it approached Auckland's airport when the... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1808438/posts#comment Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:54:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790313/posts China Asat Test Called Worst Single Debris Event Ever Feb 11, 2007 By Frank Morring, Jr. Chinese delegates will have some explaining to do in Vienna later this month, when they sit down with representatives of other spacefaring nations to adopt international guidelines designed to mitigate the growing problem of man-made space debris in Earth orbit. The document drafted by a technical subcommittee of the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is aimed at preventing the sort of accidental events that have gradually engulfed Earth in a cloud of potentially destructive high-speed debris since the flight of... Aviation Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790313/posts#comment Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:44:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714723/posts CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A piece of space debris punched a small hole in one of space shuttle Atlantis' radiator panels during its recent 12-day spaceflight, NASA said on Thursday. Damage from debris has been NASA's top safety issue since the destruction of shuttle Columbia in February 2003, when insulating foam came off the ship's fuel tank during launch and punched a hole in the shuttle's protective heat shield. The radiator damage, which measures slightly more than one-tenth of an inch in diameter, was found during routine post-landing inspections at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA spokeswoman Jessica... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714723/posts#comment Fri, 6 Oct 2006 07:23:14 GMT