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Satellite Abandoned In 1967 Mysteriously Comes Back Online
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/22/satellite-abandoned-in-1967-mysteriously-comes-back-online/ ^
| 11-22-16
| Andrew Follett
Posted on 11/23/2016 3:13:48 AM PST by ARGLOCKGUY
An American satellite abandoned in 1967 suddenly came back online and began transmitting again for the first time in 50 years.
Amateur astronomers first suspected that theyd found the satellite in 2013, but needed years to confirm that it was still occasionally transmitting. The satellite, dubbed LES1, was built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and launched into space in 1965.
A mistake in the satellites circuitry caused it to never leave its circular orbit, and it eventually stop transmitting in 1967. The satellites signal now fluctuates widely in strength, meaning that its likely only transmitting when its solar panels are in direct sunlight. Scientists expect that the satellites onboard batteries have disintegrated.
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KEYWORDS: 1967; aliens; facehugger; gameoverman; pizzagate
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To: ARGLOCKGUY
The aliens were done with it?
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11/23/2016 7:47:32 AM PST
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Albion Wilde
("Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."--Donald Trump)
To: ARGLOCKGUY
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posted on
11/23/2016 8:10:51 AM PST
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bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Bryanw92
''V’jer requires the information''
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11/23/2016 6:57:47 PM PST
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jmacusa
(Election 2016. The Battle of Midway for The Democrat Party.)
To: ARGLOCKGUY
An American satellite abandoned in 1967 suddenly came back online and began transmitting again for the first time in 50 years. I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.
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posted on
11/23/2016 6:58:55 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: Trump-a-licious
Looks like a poor remake of “Black Hole”.
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posted on
11/23/2016 7:02:21 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: bgill
Main screen turn on.
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posted on
11/23/2016 7:06:09 PM PST
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Larry Lucido
(Carly Simon is so vain, she thinks we think her insipid song is about us.)
To: nonsporting
Only LEO sats naturally deorbit because they hit particles escaping or bounding from the atmosphere. Higher orbiting sats will orbit forever because it would take a tremendous amount of energy to change they’re speed/inertia.
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11/23/2016 7:31:56 PM PST
by
Theophilus
(The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom)
To: Bryanw92
If we ever meet those aliens I volunteer to do the negotiations!
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11/23/2016 7:38:25 PM PST
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Reily
To: ARGLOCKGUY
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11/23/2016 7:43:47 PM PST
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RandallFlagg
(Vote for your guns!)
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