What's the plane of the orbit? There must be a known min/max latitude where it can hit.
I was listening to CBC out of Canuckistan the other night, and they said if you are above the 41st parallel you are golden.
The Canadians had no worries.
What's the plane of the orbit? There must be a known min/max latitude where it can hit.
Don't forget Islands, building islands.China and science, now there is an opurtunity for a large scale screw up.... think China flu, social engineering (one child only male), aircraft carriers, building cities with no people
So actually it is a bomb of sorts. Just how uncontrolled is that reentry and more to the point will HO insurance cover if it hits a house?Well....Yes and No
YES you let smaller chunks deorbit.
NO you don't do it in massive chunks 108ft long and weighing 46,000 lbs, which is what the Chinese are doing.
Could lead to war........if it takes out the right city.
SecDef Lloyd Austin on Chinese rocket: "We don't have a plan to shoot the rocket down. We're hopeful that it will land in a place where it won't harm anyone, hopefully in the ocean."
So actually it is a bomb of sorts. Just how uncontrolled is that reentry and more to the point will HO insurance cover if it hits a house?
I'm not sure I'd call it a "bomb" big heavy falling things don't have to have explosives to cause significant damage.
Heck check out "Meteor Crater Arizona" kinetic energy made that hole.
I very highly doubt Homeowners insurance would cover anything damaged by this. But feel free to call and report back what they said in the interest of public service to the group here.
Lest they can do is offer some glue and a roll of duct tape.
I'm not sure I'd call it a "bomb" big heavy falling things don't have to have explosives to cause significant damage.
Heck check out "Meteor Crater Arizona" kinetic energy made that hole.
I very highly doubt Homeowners insurance would cover anything damaged by this. But feel free to call and report back what they said in the interest of public service to the group here.
Meteor Crater in Arizona was the result of a huge meteor-borderline-asteroid. The Chinese rocket is a tiny fraction of what it would take to create a massive crater. The other way large craters can form is by having relatively small objects hit a planetary surface at incredibly high speeds. That won't happen in this case as the rocket's remains are light for its size - as all rockets are - and will not be aerodynamically efficient. Our atmosphere will slow it down appreciably.
If the Earth didn't have its atmosphere, its surface would be pockmarked like the surface of the Moon from meteor strikes.
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some people's eyes glaze over.
It could hit Chicago around 41st parallel.....I was listening to CBC out of Canuckistan the other night, and they said if you are above the 41st parallel you are golden.
The Canadians had no worries.
It could hit Chicago around 41st parallel.....
Unwanted. We'll pass.
Last time I checked, Chicago still hadn't been annexed by Canada.
About 5 minutes until re-entry
Yes, EVEN Chicago doesn't want to be in Canada.Unwanted. We'll pass.
Could lead to war........if it takes out the right city.
And people spotting it will be able to see in a split second or two if it was accidental or not.
Nothing about the reentry or impact will tell anyone whether it was accidental. Bright lights, big bang, no evidence for the bystander.
OH and BTW, the discussion about " 'shooting it down' ya can't shoot it down it's already COMING DOWN" is pretty lame.
The only thing that could be done (And it's reasonable as a discussion point) is to break it up into little pieces, by, actually, letting an Aegis tin can have at it and blow it to smitherines.
With THIS Nat' command Authority, don't make me laugh. FIRST they all have to find their OWN butts with 2 hands (with or with out assistance).
Their OWN butts mind you, not their best friends' butt.
But in a REASONABLE Intel framework WE the People will never know either way.
OH and BTW, the discussion about " 'shooting it down' ya can't shoot it down it's already COMING DOWN" is pretty lame.
The only thing that could be done (And it's reasonable as a discussion point) is to break it up into little pieces, by, actually, letting an Aegis tin can have at it and blow it to smitherines.
Depends on how many layers of sheetrock are on the outside.How much highly toxic crap is left onboard?
It doesn't have to hit you to cause problems.