6 ton satellite to fall to earth

[Davidson Deac II]

Head for the Hills :)

NASA scientists have calculated the satellite will break into 26 pieces as it gets closer to Earth. The odds of it hitting someone anywhere on the planet are 1 in 3,200. The heaviest piece to hit the ground will be about 350 pounds, but no one has ever been hit by falling space junk in the past.

Seems like a good place for this.

[dimbee]

See, I had calculated it would break into 21 pieces.... so this will adversely affect my diversion plan

[Wither]

See, I had calculated it would break into 21 pieces.... so this will adversely affect my diversion plan

They can't really calculate 26 pieces can they? Must be over a certain size or something.

[charlotte49er]

I remember there was a guy in Australia that found the film vault. He got some kind of reward from NASA for finding the only piece of Skylab.