Chinese rocket coming down!

[jujube]

Would anyone care to speculate where the old Chinese rocket is going to crash? We could have a contest with the winner getting the "I TOLD YOU SO!" prize. Of course, it'll mostly burn up on re-entry but there could be some debris landing somewhere.

I'll go on record with my prediction: my car.

What's your prediction?

 

[Nathan]

Most likely in the Indian Ocean. I'm betting a dollar's worth of crypto-currency.

 

[JustBonee]

Hope it comes down in the center of Beijing

( * I guess people don't know my sarcasm ... sorry )

 

[RadishRose]

Since the earth is 70% water, I'm betting on that.

 

[JustBonee]

Below its path is mostly water, but there's also a lot of land, including much of the U.S. from Chicago southwards. It also covers South America, Australia, Asia, Europe and Africa. The rocket debris could crash at any location, but Harwood says that is unlikely.

"The odds are it won't hit anybody or any populated area, but it could," he said. A large portion is expected to burn up in the atmosphere.

The Pentagon does have the strike capability to shoot the rocket down, but they've said they won't because it would threaten the thousands of other satellites in orbit and could string a wider swath of debris across the Earth.

"If you hit a spacecraft with a weapon and break it up instead of one big piece, you've got thousands and thousands of pieces," Harwood said.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...s-no-threat-to-humans-expert-says/ar-BB1gtpIK

 

[Ruthanne]

I saw that on the news last night. I have no idea where it will land but hope to God not on anyone.

 

[timoc]

Chinese rocket coming down!​

I hope it doesn't land on my house, I've just painted the bathroom.

 

[Irwin]

I wonder who pays for any damage it causes.

 

[Pappy]

There is a house about 6 houses down that looks like a junk yard. Maybe, just maybe if I pray hard enough it might land there. HOA is on their ass, but you know the type, we don’t give a s—-.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I replied to another thread related to the rocket this morning, so for anyone interested as to damages if the rocket comes down on someone's house, kills someone, etc, as well as details as to the speed of the rocket circling earth right now, here is the other thread.

https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/duck.59938/#post-1725850

 

[JustBonee]

cancelled video...

 

[Mike]

Why don't all countries in the path make plans to
blow it out of the sky while it is above the ocean?

Mike.

 

[Pappy]

Why don't all countries in the path make plans to
blow it out of the sky while it is above the ocean?

Mike.

Because, they said, whoever they are, it would cause more debris to fall to earth.

 

[Mike]

Above the ocean Pappy.

Mike.

 

[SetWave]

Since their water propelled rockets had some minor successes I understand they will now move on to the more technical Mentos and Coke fueled vehicles . . .