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Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Global News@lemmy.zip · 2 years ago

Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida

arstechnica.com

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Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida

arstechnica.com

Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Global News@lemmy.zip · 2 years ago
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NASA collected the item to confirm whether it came from the International Space Station.
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  • Tolstoshev@lemmy.world
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    What the fuck?

    “This space junk consisted of depleted batteries from the ISS, attached to a cargo pallet that was originally supposed to come back to Earth in a controlled manner. But a series of delays meant this cargo pallet missed its ride back to Earth, so NASA jettisoned the batteries from the space station in 2021 to head for an unguided reentry.”

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      That wasn’t bombing. That was littering with style.

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      That’s a polite way of saying they messed up and covered for it by yeeting lethal projectiles into orbit.

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      Honestly if it is them, I’m a little impressed they survived reentry in any meaningful way

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    Quite invasive forced cookies this site uses! Had to pass this one

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      Yeah fuck that site, that forced shit is illegal in modern countries

      Then the blocked back-click too with forced ads

      Should be reported each time

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    Probably the best thing that could happen to Florida.

    Can we up the tonnage a bit?

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      They got it because the state already attracts things like that.

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      It weighed 2.6 metric tons when they jettisoned it. Two pounds made it to the ground.

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        It changed to imperial on the way down wtf man

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          Well, yeah. It left outer space and entered Florida.

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    Sell it to some rich idiot.

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      Musk has entered the chat

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    In other news, Extraterrestrials attack Florida.

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      .

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    Space debris expert: Orbits will be lost—and people will die—later this decade - (2022)

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