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Chinese space junk narrowly missed hitting New York City, report says
Fox News ^ | 05/12/2020 | Michael Ruiz

Posted on 05/12/2020 10:33:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Space junk from a new Chinese rocket narrowly missed dropping down on New York City Monday night, according to a report, largely burning up in the atmosphere before some of the debris survived long enough to slam into West Africa.

The doomed core passed right over New York City, Ars reported -- and if re-entry had been just a few minutes earlier, debris could reportedly have showered the Big Apple.

Instead, at least part of it fell on a town in Cote d’Ivoire, Quartz reported.

McDowell on Twitter said he could “conclude” that the objects that fell on Cote d’Ivoire “are very likely parts of the Chinese rocket stage.”

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KEYWORDS: chinese; narrowly; newyorkcity; spacejunk
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To: noiseman; mass55th; absalom01

Gates wants to get rid of a billion people. Population of China? 1.4 billion.

21 posted on 05/12/2020 11:57:58 PM PDT by Pollard (whatever)
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To: BenLurkin

Would anyone have noticed?


22 posted on 05/12/2020 11:58:57 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Pollard

Works for me.


23 posted on 05/13/2020 12:00:31 AM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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To: BenLurkin

Ivory Coast and NYC are at least a few miles apart. What is narrowly missed mean?


24 posted on 05/13/2020 12:05:20 AM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: All

Well something that orbits the earth in 90 minutes or two hours will miss by thousands of miles if its re-entry is delayed or advanced by ten minutes, that’s what the article is really saying.

I guess we could call this Chinese space junk.


25 posted on 05/13/2020 12:08:04 AM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Pray for health, economic recovery, and justice.)
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To: Pollard

LOL!! Thanks for the laugh as I head off to bed.


26 posted on 05/13/2020 12:09:29 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: FreeReign

Lol!


27 posted on 05/13/2020 12:11:14 AM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: BenLurkin

A miss is as good as three thousand miles. What a stupid headline.


28 posted on 05/13/2020 3:37:41 AM PDT by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You)
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To: BenLurkin

Where that Jerry Seinfeld “That’s a Shame” meme?


29 posted on 05/13/2020 3:45:39 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
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To: BenLurkin
Wang Chung: Space Junk
30 posted on 05/13/2020 3:48:05 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: dayglored
But most news readers don’t like math and don’t know physics or geography, and are ignorant sheeple and easily impressed and frightened.
31 posted on 05/13/2020 4:13:43 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BenLurkin

Don’t worry, their missiles WILL hit NYC if launched. As to whether that’s a bad thing - different topic.


32 posted on 05/13/2020 5:23:52 AM PDT by BobL
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To: proud American in Canada

They are a third world country trying to be a superpower.


33 posted on 05/13/2020 5:43:35 AM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: absalom01

Hehe..From the country the has been at war for the 225 out of the last 242 years . The now USSA . Nuke all the US politicians and CEOs and etc...that have been bought by China ! I’d go for that .


34 posted on 05/13/2020 5:54:11 AM PDT by sushiman (i)
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To: BenLurkin

> narrowly missed dropping down on New York City Monday night, according to a report, largely burning up in the atmosphere before some of the debris survived long enough to slam into West Africa.

is NY that close to West Africa?


35 posted on 05/13/2020 5:56:37 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: BenLurkin

New York City, West Africa?

WOW! That was CLOSE!


36 posted on 05/13/2020 7:38:09 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: faucetman

Fifteen minutes


37 posted on 05/13/2020 8:07:50 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: noiseman

Clever!


38 posted on 05/13/2020 8:46:48 AM PDT by Citizen Soldier
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