Posted on 02/20/2008 6:46:14 PM PST by NormsRevenge
My husbands DMAT team is on alert
CNN and FOX are reporting we hit it. This is huge.
Wednesday attempt to shoot down canceled due to seasick sailors, or something like that.
This makes no sense. The reason the Navy is shooting the satellite it outer space is so the fuel is released there, where it does not pose a hazard, the satellite is blown into bits, most of which will disintegrate (’burn up’) coming through the stratosphere and atmosphere. There is still a possibility of fragments getting thru, emergency responders should be aware of that, but not the whole fuel tank, intact, hitting earth.
Unless they are implying that there’s a possibility our military will fail to hit the satellite? Pretty embarrassing for us, if so. Missile Defense is calculated in seconds, this is a sitting duck target compared to taking out an incoming ICBM.
Or am I not understanding something?
It is not in the workplace so - no. ;-)
A HIT ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973768/posts
Reports are they smacked it tonight , rough seas or not.
There was always a possibility they could miss it. The remnants should fall well short of landfall.
Missile defense-wise, this is not a fair test per se..
If I were worried about this, I’d keep the radio on. Once the satellite begins atmospheric interface, NORAD will know, and (since the satellite is in free fall) will be able to calculate the expected impact “footprint” with high accuracy. This info will be relayed to the news media immediately, and to FEMA if any portion of the footprint is within U.S. territory. FEMA will then activate the EAS and begin broadcastng instructions. My local news radio station and/or NOAA Weather Radio will have complete and accurate info on impact zones, safety procedures, and evacuation instructions, if any.
If any large pieces survive the initial re-entry, the odds are small that they will land near my home. If I do encounter debris, however, my plan is: DO NOT TOUCH IT, or allow anyone to touch or approach it. It might be contaminated with hydrazine, a rocket fuel. Hydrazine will dissolve your lungs like water on cotton candy if you breathe it in. Instead, I intend to move away from the object (upwind, if possible) and dial 911 for the fire department. A HAZMAT response will be required to deal with the situation. If I see an injured person is near the object, I will take what precautions I can (gloves, overcoat, mask, etc.) and rescue them, but I won’t touch any person injured in the fall unless I absolutely have to in order to save their lives. My personal plan is to stay calm, keep onlookers away, and wait for the fire department to arrive.
Please note that these are commonsense ideas, not advice. I am not a trained emergency response professional. Consult your local emergency management authorities for information on how you should respond to disasters in your community.
In any case, it is highly, highly unlikely that any of the debris will fall in an inhabited area. I’m not worried about it, and you shouldn’t be, either.
The GEICO gecko speaks with a South London accent, not Ozzie.
Oh thanks! Indeed, shooting a satellite is not at all like missile defense. But after fighting so long to get the MDA going again, now do we need it? Why attack us with ICBM’s requiring technology and lots of money, when stuff can just be walked across the border and taken to any mosque for safekeeping.
I stand corrected.
You may not be a ‘professional’ but you’ve given us more practical advice than FEMA or DHS!
I hear ya on the border issue, but ya never know what may end up flying into the atmosphere and from who these days.. admittedly , it isn’t cheap,,
Thanks — I hope it helped.
Incidentally, the Navy shot down the satellite on the first try tonight, so the danger is past. Bravo Zulu (”well done”) to USS LAKE ERIE.
In memory of Steve Irwin, who took a stingray barb for all our sakes.
True! Remember when we were giving Saddam months and months of warning by debating the issue in the international media, before finally going into Iraq? At a defense briefing somewhere along the line they reported, almost mentioned as a side issue, our satellites had images of large-truck convoys going into Syria. Gosh, no wonder there are “no WMD’s”...we gave them plenty of time to hide them in another terrorist state.
OK! So any second now that nutty president of Iran should be issuing a statement about this aggressive action by the zionist-loving pig empire. Putin will follow with more subdued and diplomatic language, but the same basic meaning.
Would that be a Cockney accent? That's how he sounds to me.
There’s something comforting about common sense - something you have in abundance. Thanks.
Next time you see that son of yours, tell him “thanks”... nice to know he was on the team. And thanks to his parents for making him do his homework and getting him off to college...
Much appreciated and will be talking to him when he calls this weekend and pass the cheers along.
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