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US Space Command Has an ETA For When That Uncontrolled Rocket Will Crash Down
https://www.sciencealert.com ^ | 7 MAY 2021 | MARIANNE GUENOT

Posted on 05/07/2021 7:30:13 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: SgtHooper

41 posted on 05/07/2021 12:48:05 PM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: Red Badger

LOL! You are quick!


42 posted on 05/07/2021 12:49:07 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Red Badger
The Chinese haven't gotten the knack of a controlled landing yet.


43 posted on 05/07/2021 3:30:35 PM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: Pollard

Such a large object at that speed might cause a tsunami if it impacts in n ocean at the right spot along a continental shelf, eh?


44 posted on 05/07/2021 3:37:45 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: lurk

“21 tons. So about the damage footprint of a crashing semi truck.”

A crashing semi truck moving 18000 mph.


45 posted on 05/07/2021 3:48:17 PM PDT by Clay Moore (RIP, Rush )
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A crashing semi truck moving 18000 mph.

By the time it reaches the ground the friction will reduce the speed to a couple hundred mph. And it will have likely broken into a bunch of pieces. Picture all of the pieces of a mobile home wafting down like litter.


46 posted on 05/07/2021 6:31:22 PM PDT by lurk ( )
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To: Red Badger

https://www.foxnews.com/science/china-rocket-debris-falling-earth-point-impact-unknown


47 posted on 05/08/2021 11:22:10 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( We are alive! In spite of being stupid and getting vaccinated twice!! On: 01/31/2021 & 2/21/2021!)
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