"Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"
Posted on 03/11/2026 5:37:51 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A 600-kilogram NASA satellite will enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow.
The Van Allen Probe A research satellite, weighing approximately 600 kilograms and launched in 2011, is scheduled to enter Earth’s atmosphere on March 11.
The Space Force’s estimated reentry time is just that — an estimate. It will be updated in the coming hours, as more and better data come in.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
There is a “satellite graveyard” in South Pacific.
They try to steer useless satellites to drop in this area, where nobody lives and where there are hardly any ships.
Sometimes, the satellite gets totally out of control, and then it drops randomly. I am not sure about this one.
It could!
No, it masses 600 kilograms. ;-D
Yes, that was George.
They were all alive until the crew cabin hit the water.
Remember the Taco Bell Target Promotion? Free Tacos if Skylab hit a floating target in the Pacific:
https://youtube.com/shorts/E9qSnkZDrIQ?si=Zq68b8U4kf7dtDm-
That was a great series; I never understood why it only lasted two seasons.
CARB and the Coastal Commission.
Fart at the beach and those two agencies will lock your arse up in jail for twenty years.
Biden appointed federal judge overturns it and declares it must remain in orbit
"Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"
Chicken Little, most likely.
The Van Allen Probe A, which launched in 2012, is expected mostly to burn up as it travels through the atmosphere, though some components may survive. The space agency said there is a one in 4,200 chance of being harmed by a piece of the probe, which it characterized as “low” risk.
wy69
Thanks for the ping. It’s a planned deorbit.
The Van Allen Probes Begin Final De-Orbit Maneuvers
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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_snYy9bIg9Q
My buddy’s brother was arrested and jailed for killing a bear that was trying to rip open his back door. The DA threw everything at him for a guilty plea.
“Forget it Jake, it’s California.”
Would it be wrong to pray that it falls on a the head of a specific person?
“Would it be wrong to pray that it falls on a the head of a specific person?”
I get your joke.
But as a Christian following the Bible, biblically the answer is yes it would be wrong.
-PJ
I wish I could find a clip of John Belushi talking about Skylab on SNL.
Don’t wish. Google.
Right. Because I never searched before and only “wished.” Geez.
“Right. Because I never searched before and only “wished.” Geez.”
Why did you never search?
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