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Astronomers discover possible 60s-era Moon rocket booster heading back to Earth
Teslarati ^ | 24 Sept 2020 | Dacia J. Ferris

Posted on 09/25/2020 7:31:03 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

...the item is now believed to be a rocket booster from NASA’s Surveyor 2 mission which crash landed on the Moon in 1966...

Of course, there’s still a chance that 2020 SO is actually an asteroid, in which case it would be considered a minimoon while in direct orbit around the Earth. However, an old rocket booster finding would merely be considered ‘space junk’ and join the 57,000-plus pieces of human debris currently being tracked by various entities.

One astronomer’s space ‘trash’ is a vintage space collector’s treasure? You decide. You can watch more on NASA’s Surveyor missions below:...

(Excerpt) Read more at teslarati.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; History; Science
KEYWORDS: 2020so; astronomy; centaur; minimoon; minimoons; nasa; quasisatellite; quasisatellites; science; skylab; surveyor2
Skylab reached Earth in the early morning hours of July 12, 1979, falling in pieces in the small town of Esperance, Australia, a remote spot seven-and-a-half hours away from Perth by car. ... The town of Esperance issued a $400 fine to the United States for littering.

Make big bucks $$$ Recycle space junk!!! Set up your ebay account now...

1 posted on 09/25/2020 7:31:03 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Andy Griffith showed the way with Salvage One.


2 posted on 09/25/2020 7:33:54 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

There was a drink at Pat O’Brians in New Orleans call the Skylab Fallout.


3 posted on 09/25/2020 7:34:57 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
No Mystery here. It's Nassa's.


4 posted on 09/25/2020 7:37:55 AM PDT by C210N
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Maybe it’s Elon Musk’s Tesla coming back........................


5 posted on 09/25/2020 7:45:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

What goes up must come down?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62tfoCmuQ


6 posted on 09/25/2020 7:46:46 AM PDT by buckalfa (Feed Your Head ! Feed Your Head !)
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7 posted on 09/25/2020 7:47:05 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: C210N
The Old Negro Space Program

A fun 10 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xJzAYYrX8

8 posted on 09/25/2020 7:48:47 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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9 posted on 09/25/2020 7:49:21 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
It's 2020, there is only one thing it can be:


10 posted on 09/25/2020 7:50:05 AM PDT by Gamecock ("O God, break the teeth in their mouths." - Psalm 58:6)
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11 posted on 09/25/2020 7:50:22 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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12 posted on 09/25/2020 7:51:07 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Magnum44

Looks like he picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.


13 posted on 09/25/2020 7:51:55 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Rejected, returned to sender. ( postage due)


14 posted on 09/25/2020 7:53:48 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Gamecock

TheDoomsday Machine...

” The device cannot be deactivated, as it is programmed to explode if any such attempt is made. When the President’s wheelchair-bound scientific advisor, the former Nazi German Dr. Strangelove, points out that such a doomsday machine would only be an effective deterrent if everyone knew about it, de Sadeski replies that the Soviet Premier had planned to reveal its existence to the world the following week.”


15 posted on 09/25/2020 7:55:57 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: wally_bert

You don’t know how long I’ve been trying to think of the name of that show..


16 posted on 09/25/2020 7:56:12 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: Red Badger

V.E.G.E.R.......

“Honey, I’m Home”... Lol


17 posted on 09/25/2020 7:59:39 AM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Oh NO , The Green Slime


18 posted on 09/25/2020 8:24:03 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: jughandle

Pieces of it YouTube.

I have a copy of the pilot movie.


19 posted on 09/25/2020 8:26:56 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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