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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Nemesis on October 17, 2004, 12:23:29 pm
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Link to story (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-04zzq.html)
Unmanned Chinese Return Capsule Crashes Lands Into House
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2004
A Chinese satellite smashed into a villager's house on its return to earth, destroying the dwelling but causing no injuries, state media reported Sunday.
The capsule, the recoverable section of a probe launched to carry out scientific experiments in space, accidentally landed on the building in southwestern Sichuan province after an 18-day mission, the Youth Daily said.
"A giant parachute with a conical-shaped black 'top' was seen falling from the sky and landed through the roof of a villager's house in the Tianbeizi vegetable market area," the newspaper said.
The roof was completely destroyed, with the supporting pillars knocked to the ground, it said. However the capsule was undamaged and was hauled away after being inspected by experts.
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Somebody got lucky there.
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Somebody got lucky there.
Yeah, who knows what John Chinaman would have done to the poor fool if his house had broke that probe...
they'd have probably shot him for it!
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And charged him for the bullet.
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And charged him for the bullet.
Of course... you expect THE GOVERNMENT to pay for it?
I mean, it was his fault for building his house where the probe was supposed to land, after all!!!
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Wrong. They would have charged his MOTHER for the bullet. (No joke!)
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Wrong. They would have charged his MOTHER for the bullet. (No joke!)
That's right... I mean his estate couldn't have paid for it, as it belongs to teh gov't after he kicks anyway.
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It's Plagerism Plain and Simple. China's trying to start there own show Like "Dead Like Me".
Stephen
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Amusing as this is, if you remember 25 years ago when Skylab came down, we were rather uncertain and nervous about where (or on whom) it might fall.
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Heh, we just aimed Skylab at Australia. Low population density and nobody would notice. ;)
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Yep, 10 years after putting a man on the moon our number one space priority was figuring out how to best crash our first space station. A bit depressing don't you think?
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Well it makes sense, after all. I mean, it wasn't doing anything useful anyways, so might as well find new and innovative ways to blow it up. ;D
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Yep, 10 years after putting a man on the moon our number one space priority was figuring out how to best crash our first space station. A bit depressing don't you think?
Exactly.
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Heh, we just aimed Skylab at Australia. Low population density and nobody would notice. ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Stephen
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We have too much junk up there as it is. Everything from adult astronaut diapers to floating hammers, to rocket-booster engines.
It's a good idea to reenter large objects like a space station.
Most satelites only have enough fuel for 4-5 years of manuvering (Depending on the satelite). So once that's gone, the satelite may still function...but will be unable to stabilize or correct it's orbit.