Comments on: Will Falling Spy Satellite Hit The U.S.?

Military Developing Plans In Case Dead Satellite Strikes North America

[erasmus6]

If it falls on my house, I am going to be pissed.


"God, please let this fall on either BrianBwb''''s house, McVet''''s house, or FeelFree''''s house." posted by robertkjjj

I really think that it should fall on your house or terrorislam''s house.

[samrensho]

George just needs to get his Christian-fascist backers to pray that it lands on the "bad guys" and we''re all safe.

[robertkjjj]

God, please let this fall on either BrianBwb''s house, McVet''s house, or FeelFree''s house. Please, let this happen. Please let it roast them alive like the dog-vermin from hell that they are. Thank you Lord. Amen.

[robertkjjj]

Gee, I am so worried. How will I sleep nights, just KNOWING that this will crash on my house. Oh no. I am so scared. Help me please. Oh no, this is bad. Helpe us all God. Yes, this is such a top priority. This is so bad.

[brianbwb-2009]

Please fall on Crawford, Texas! or Washington DC! then the military complex will have finally proven to be of some worth to the American people...

[middleman8]

Get the Chinese to bring it down, they have a good anti-rocket rocket.

[luigi999-2009]

I hope it lands somewhere in a super liberal area just so that it scares the pants off the whiney, annoying birdbrains. Liberals being inherent cowards I can just see them hiding under their beds crying for their mommies when this big bird comes down.

[gce65]

unkie469:
It can''t be shot down because the reality of shooting something like that is far beyond what we were led to believe ever since the Reagan administration and its Star Wars fantasy. Even the Patriot missile systems used during the first Gulf War and sold to other nations since has an abysmal success rate. May as well use your slingshot or a rifle.

[unkie469]

Why can it not be shot down?

[barbaraf4]

"Satellite watchers %u2014 a worldwide network of hobbyists who track satellites for fun %u2014 have been plotting the satellite''s degradation for a year."

They have known about this for a year. I thought all this space stuff (really important and otherwise) had built in destruct mechanisms. Just aim an antenna, push a button and watch for the flash.

[seeq2learn]

What''s satellite?

[pensacola88]

I agree with deriggs1 that nuclear reactors burning up in the skies 100-250 miles over the surface poses a significant risk of radioactive contamination. Satelites with RTG''s have fallen out of orbit before, and one of the Soviets actually produced measurable fallout that has been ingested in nearly every living plant and animal on this planet. The good news, is that NASA won''t put RTG''s in space without protection to avoid a similar disaster. I don''t know if the National Security Agency or Defense Intelligence Agency complies to the same safety directives imposed upon NASA.

[cbsblogger]

As I recollect Bush and Cheney have given billions upon billions to Raytheon and the mil industrial complex to develop a working missile defense system.

So why isn''t this system going to be deployed to destroy this friendly but unpowered satellite that will fall in a relatively predetermined tragectory on US territory?

There is no better trial and use of this system than to destroy this satellite before it damages or kills someone in this country.

[wonderyman-2009]

Probably a secret weapon in disguise - aimed at a certain point in the Pakistan frontier area. LOL

[lawyertom1]

That''s a big maybe, Houston.

[gce65]

If it hits anything important or anywhere near a population the White House will probably try to spin it as a new terrorist attack.

[deriggs1]

What we need to find out is whether this satellite was powered by a radioactive thermal generator. RTGs use the heat produced from the decay of radioactive elements (plutonium) to generate electricity to power the satellite. This was a concern in 1997 when Cassini was launched. Perhaps there''s a chance of this device making it back to earth.

[deriggs1]

What we need to find out is whether this satellite was powered by a radioactive thermal generator. RTGs use the heat produced from the decay of radioactive elements (plutonium) to generate electricity to power the satellite. This was a concern in 1997 when Cassini was launched. Perhaps there''s a chance of this device making it back to earth.