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Is there any kind of betting pool on a more exact zone of debris reaching earth?
What kind of odds are given for betting against an expected zone vs confirmed debris in that zone?
I'm willing to bet a fiver that ten cumulative pounds of confirmed debris will be found within 1000 miles from me. Who will carry that bet?
What kind of odds are given for betting against an expected zone vs confirmed debris in that zone?
I'm willing to bet a fiver that ten cumulative pounds of confirmed debris will be found within 1000 miles from me. Who will carry that bet?
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If one takes a few moments to give a modicum of location data, one is rewarded with the current ground track of Tiangong-1. Here in Cincinnati, it seems as if the "Heavenly Palace" might fall on the "Beats the Hell Out of Living in the Gutter Retirement Home" in Ohio along about the time we are sitting down for a leg of lamb Easter feast!
Should you not hear from me in the next few days, would you kindly contact my attorney?
Thank You in Advance!
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If one takes a few moments to give a modicum of location data, one is rewarded with the current ground track of Tiangong-1. Here in Cincinnati, it seems as if the "Heavenly Palace" might fall on the "Beats the Hell Out of Living in the Gutter Retirement Home" in Ohio along about the time we are sitting down for a leg of lamb Easter feast!
Should you not hear from me in the next few days, would you kindly contact my attorney?
Thank You in Advance!
- Ed
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I anticipate that the reentry will occur shortly after one of the perigee points.
As it is, the difference between perigee and apogee are narrowing gradually as the increased drag during perigee takes away more energy than the drag at apogee.
At one one of these perigee points, there just won't be an apogee and it will spiral inward and reenter.
As it is, the difference between perigee and apogee are narrowing gradually as the increased drag during perigee takes away more energy than the drag at apogee.
At one one of these perigee points, there just won't be an apogee and it will spiral inward and reenter.
As I type... It has either just landed, or likely to be 23:26 GMT tonight...
https://www.space.com/40154-chinese-...rediction.html
https://www.space.com/40154-chinese-...rediction.html
Looks like there's plenty of life left in the old chop suey yet, still 150kms up and going like a house on fire.
The satellite-crash predictors seem to be as good as the met men...
The satellite-crash predictors seem to be as good as the met men...
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You must be quoting a journalist.
This is Dr. McDowell's actual tweet:
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I've seen pictures of the re-entry taken from the ground-reported to be from South America. Report is that the space station bounced off the atmosphere and made it to the Atlantic.
If true, I guess it just loved to fly, and shows that you can't always trust official sources.
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