interestrateripoff Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/china-space-station-tiangong-1-could-secretly-be-hurtling-towards-earth-astronomers-say-a7132401.html China’s first space station might be in freefall in space and on its way to crashing back down to Earth. The Tiangong-1 satellite was launched in 2011, and should have come back down to Earth in the ocean in a controlled crash. But watchers have said that it now appears to have gone into freewill, with China losing control of it, and so it could crash down onto the Earth any time. Like other lost satellites, it’s likely that the freefalling station would burn up on its way back into Earth and come back down as molten metal rather than with a big crash. But people have warned that it could still be a “real bad day” if the rocket fell back down to Earth, “but odds are it will land in the ocean or in an unpopulated area”. .. Since then it has been in an “operation management phase”, which sees its orbit controlled as it flies around Earth. It still undertakes some investigative and scientific work as it gets ready to come back to Earth, according to a statement from Chinese officials. But an amateur astronomer called Thomas Dorman has been watching the movement of the satellite and believes that China has lost control of it. The fact that China has given no public statement on its safety could mean that it is lost, he told Space.com. “"If I am right, China will wait until the last minute to let the world know it has a problem with their space station," Mr Dorman said. Surely either NASA or ESA are tracking all these satellites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Can't they get someone who has a vague idea what they're talking about to write these things? Anything in orbit is in freefall, and calling it a rocket makes as much sense as calling a car a lorry just because it was delivered by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Ting-Tong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qetesuesi Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 If China's lost control of its satellite it should rename it Pyongyang-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 But watchers have said that it now appears to have gone into freewill, with China losing control of it, ... Now that really is news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Can't they get someone who has a vague idea what they're talking about to write these things? Anything in orbit is in freefall, and calling it a rocket makes as much sense as calling a car a lorry just because it was delivered by one. British Space Expertert Tim Peake says it is a stalactite, which is one of those pointy things that are up on the ceiling called the sky. He knows about these things, because he was once up in the sky himself. He says the sky is very big, even bigger than the World, which is how the World fits inside it. Also, other things fall from the sky, called meteortits. If it doesn't burn up in the sky, and lands, it is called a rock. Mr Peake is available for school science events and school assemblies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 So long as it doesn't crash on the Rio Olympics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherebee Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Wasn't it built by Wei Fooked Up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash4781 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 made in china Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/china-space-station-tiangong-1-could-secretly-be-hurtling-towards-earth-astronomers-say-a7132401.html Surely either JFCC SPACE, NASA or ESA are tracking all these satellites didn't have anything to do with this? Corrected for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/china-space-station-tiangong-1-could-secretly-be-hurtling-towards-earth-astronomers-say-a7132401.html Surely either NASA or ESA are tracking all these satellites? Sandra Bullock is as we are speaking, relaying the info to an Inuit Eskimo who will pass it on via short wave radio, but not before shooting his dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Sandra Bullock is as we are speaking, relaying the info to an Inuit Eskimo who will pass it on via short wave radio, but not before shooting his dog. I am the only person on the planet not to have seen this film - I think I have an idea of how she is saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gardener Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am the only person on the planet not to have seen this film - I think I have an idea of how she is saved.What film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What film? Gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turned Out Nice Again Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am the only person on the planet not to have seen this film - I think I have an idea of how she is saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What film? Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo Too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Skylab II - The Wrath Of Kwan...? XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveinHope Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am the only person on the planet not to have seen this film - I think I have an idea of how she is saved. I have seen less than half of it as I fell asleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo Too. I have a thing for the actress who played Thelma in the bad films. That intelligent geek thing does it for me - remove the glasses, let down the hair, etc, etc. I also have a thing for women in short skirts. Basically, I am a bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justthisbloke Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What film? I've seen it. Gravity - it sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Generation Game Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am the only person on the planet not to have seen this film - I think I have an idea of how she is saved. See I thought it was Speed 3 but, ironically, I couldn't find the Family Guy cutaway gag on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Crikey, it's not long ago that was considered a proper newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justthisbloke Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 It's just a click-farm these days. I don't think they even bother with a hard copy anymore. It was the first newspaper I took whilst at university[1]. Later, I moved with Alex to the Telegraph. These days I go without news and life's much improved. [1] That sentence sounds rather archaic, doesn't it? Do people still "take" a newspaper? Am I the only diehard who refuses to say "uni"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepLurker Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I am the only person on the planet not to have seen this film - I think I have an idea of how she is saved. Hey, my son loves this film. PS He's 5 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 They had to make severe cuts to their journalism so they now get all their stories from newswires and the Internet. The more eye catching, the better. Sure, but surely they should be able to manage at least one out of: a story, an understanding of the subject matter, the ability to write well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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