German satellite expected to hit Earth on weekend

[~n/t~]

Oh I think we have to keep refreshing. It just passed Libya and is now it Chad heading for Sudan

 

[keeponsearching]

Argh I came back to look but the page is down for me.. Bummer I was showing my kids.

 

[Tulessa]

You can track it live. It's over the Pacific right now. It takes a second for it to focus on the satellite's path.

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=20638

Did it crash?????

 

[danzn16]

Mine says it's over South America


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[txsvicki]

The map is back now. Over to right are the statistics. The thing is losing a little altitude evey second. I have no idea where it is.

 

[~n/t~]

While the bulk of the one-ton satellite is expected to disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere, fragments of the craft will reach the surface of the planet on Sunday or Monday. The spacecraft will likely break into as many as 45 pieces, the heaviest of which could weigh 200 pounds, before it reaches the surface.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...ropean-space-agency_n_4240458.html?ir=Science

 

[~n/t~]

Argh I came back to look but the page is down for me.. Bummer I was showing my kids.

I'm having a hard time connecting now too

 

[Tulessa]

I'm having a hard time connecting now too

Same here! Maybe they are afraid of a mass panic?

 

[Tulessa]

The page you are looking for is temporarily unavailable.
Please try again later.

 

[~n/t~]

Same here! Maybe they are afraid of a mass panic?

Maybe or a lot of traffic on the site and they decided to take it down?

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

I put a trampoline on my roof just in case! :crazy:

:silly:

 

[tarabull]

MAKING ODDS
Gambling houses will take bets on more or less anything. Here's the odds (as of Saturday morning) on the GOCE satellite crashing down on different continents, British gaming company Ladbrokes told FoxNews.com.
North and South America: 6/4
Russia and Asia: 2/1
Africa: 4/1
Europe: 5/1
Australia: 10/1
Bets are void if it lands in the sea, the company noted

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013...ite-to-crash-to-earth-this-weekend-somewhere/

 

[~n/t~]

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013...ite-to-crash-to-earth-this-weekend-somewhere/

I'm not a gambler. 6/4 for North and South America. What does that mean?

 

[tarabull]

I'm not a gambler. 6/4 for North and South America. What does that mean?

I'm not one either...tho I do love that song!

Ha!

I think it means odds are good...I mean over all survey says it has the greatest chance of hitting there---ah!

:scared:

Someone else please chime in...

 

[~n/t~]

I'm not one either...tho I do love that song!

Ha!

I think it means odds are good...I mean over all survey says it has the greatest chance of hitting there---ah!

:scared:

Someone else please chime in...

Odds are good that it'll hit North America :gasp:

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Odds are good that it'll hit North America :gasp:

But... But... But that include South America, too!

lease:

So... What would that be...

3:2 N. America... And ...

3:2 S. America....

6 one way... Half a dozen another?

:sigh:

 

[Tulessa]

I'm lost. I don't gamble either?

 

[~n/t~]

It's baaaaaack. Heading for Singapore.


Eta. Down again argh

Eta. Up again heading for Hong Kong

 

[wfgodot]

Cue up Creedence's 'It Fell Out of the Sky,' Devo's 'Space Junk,' et al. Again.

 

[~n/t~]

If it starts snowing here I'll be so paranoid thinking it's pieces of satellite :floorlaugh: