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lspencer534
09-21-2011, 5:19pm
Since the sky falls Friday, this site may give you some warning. (Site is slow to load)

http://n2yo.com/
Stangkiller
09-21-2011, 5:23pm
If they can shoot satellites out of space..I don't understand why it wouldn't be that big of a deal to blow up the satellite as it was de-orbiting so all the pieces would burn up rather than having stuff hit the ground/ocean.
NeedSpeed
09-21-2011, 5:25pm
Yeah, time to test some HEL's :D
lspencer534
09-21-2011, 5:29pm
If they can shoot satellites out of space..I don't understand why it wouldn't be that big of a deal to blow up the satellite as it was de-orbiting so all the pieces would burn up rather than having stuff hit the ground/ocean.

I don't get it either. I wouldn't want to take the chance that it would kill somebody/start a fire/hit a plane, etc. Seems like the technology wouldn't be a problem
carlton_fritz
09-21-2011, 5:41pm
gone
Rotorhead
09-21-2011, 5:45pm
I don't get it either. I wouldn't want to take the chance that it would kill somebody/start a fire/hit a plane, etc. Seems like the technology wouldn't be a problem

Because then the folks shooting it down would assume the responsibility of it's re-entry and the damage it caused due to the calculations of when it was shot down and how, not the people who built it and put it there to stay there.
Rob
09-21-2011, 5:48pm
Space station captures amazing time-lapse view of earth - Tech Talk - CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20108292-501465.html)

We already went over that.

http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/off-topic/22258-flyover.html

:yesnod:
carlton_fritz
09-21-2011, 5:50pm
We already went over that.

http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/off-topic/22258-flyover.html

:yesnod:
But long gone when I got home. Want it to be seen by all? TTT it.:cheers:
ZipZap
09-21-2011, 6:08pm
If they can shoot satellites out of space..I don't understand why it wouldn't be that big of a deal to blow up the satellite as it was de-orbiting so all the pieces would burn up rather than having stuff hit the ground/ocean.

Apples and oranges as far as the involved satellites are concerned. The pieces that survive are typically dense and have a high ballistic coefficient. Just the sort of stuff that would also survive an ASAT scenario.
Rob
09-21-2011, 6:15pm
But long gone when I got home. Want it to be seen by all? TTT it.:cheers:

I don't need the attention of others.
Rob
09-22-2011, 1:02pm
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy150/mtjulietdba/impact.png