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The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 7:12 am
Expected to fall out of orbit in the next several days, but no one knows where. I’m hoping a small, non-destructive chunk will land in our garden, because it would make one hell of a conversation piece.
Failing that, I’m hoping a large, highly destructive chunk lands on Eddie The Inconsiderate Bastard who lives on our street.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 7:15 am
(May 6, 2021 at 7:12 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Expected to fall out of orbit in the next several days, but no one knows where. I’m hoping a small, non-destructive chunk will land in our garden, because it would make one hell of a conversation piece.
Failing that, I’m hoping a large, highly destructive chunk lands on Eddie The Inconsiderate Bastard who lives on our street.
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Perhaps it will land on my neighbours' bloody dog!
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 7:18 am
(May 6, 2021 at 7:15 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: (May 6, 2021 at 7:12 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Expected to fall out of orbit in the next several days, but no one knows where. I’m hoping a small, non-destructive chunk will land in our garden, because it would make one hell of a conversation piece.
Failing that, I’m hoping a large, highly destructive chunk lands on Eddie The Inconsiderate Bastard who lives on our street.
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Perhaps it will land on my neighbours' bloody dog!
It's expected to break up on re-entry, so maybe there will be enough bits to go round.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 10:53 am
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It’s the core stage of the rocket. The big cylindrical structure will likely disintegrate and burn up. But it has 2 LOX/LH rocket engines that boosted it off the ground still attached. These engines weigh several tons apiece, and must withstand rocket combustion temperatures and pressure during normal operation. So I suspect big pieces of the engines will survive reentry and hit the ground.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 11:06 am
How widespread? There's a time confused rooster in my neighborhood that could use a thump on the head.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 11:32 am
(May 6, 2021 at 11:06 am)arewethereyet Wrote: How widespread? There's a time confused rooster in my neighborhood that could use a thump on the head.
Early predictions range from north of Madrid, Spain to somewhere south of Wellington, NZ.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 11:34 am
(May 6, 2021 at 11:32 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (May 6, 2021 at 11:06 am)arewethereyet Wrote: How widespread? There's a time confused rooster in my neighborhood that could use a thump on the head.
Early predictions range from north of Madrid, Spain to somewhere south of Wellington, NZ.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 12:01 pm
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oKeep in mind the probability of your being hit by a piece from this rocket is on par with your chances of being hit a piece falling off of an airplane during the same period. if you don’t walk around in fear of being conked on the head by a part falling off of an airplane, it is irrational to make a big deal of the infinitesimal chance of being hit by a piece of this rocket.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 12:57 pm
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: The Long March 5B Is Coming!
May 6, 2021 at 5:07 pm
(May 6, 2021 at 10:53 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: It’s the core stage of the rocket. The big cylindrical structure will likely disintegrate and burn up. But it has 2 LOX/LH rocket engines that boosted it off the ground still attached. These engines weigh several tons apiece, and must withstand rocket combustion temperatures and pressure during normal operation. So I suspect big pieces of the engines will survive reentry and hit the ground.
Just as long as one is big enough to be an Eddie-flattener, we’re golden.
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