China's Tiangong-1 set to fall to Earth this weekend (1 Viewer)

[Faust]

China's Tiangong-1 space lab set to fall to Earth this weekend

 

[Faust]

Here's How To Keep Track of China's Space Station as It Plunges To Earth

 

[Faust]

The Rise and Fall of Tiangong-1, China’s First Space Station

 

[Binky The Doormat]

The Rise and Fall of Tiangong-1, China’s First Space Station

thanks - I enjoy links with NYT subscription mandates.

 

[Tom Servo]

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!

 

[jabarony]

Dibs!

 

[Faust]

Jonathan McDowell

@planet4589

Less than 10 minutes till the start of the four hour long TIP reentry window. Remember: 1) this thing will reenter spectacularly but it will (almost super certainly) not hurt anyone. 2) We may not know that it's come down until an hour or so after it actually has done

 

[jimmy b]

Pretty much even money it lands on me.

East Coast dweller. ???

Space junk dot.

 

[NotSmart]

Getting hit by this thing would pretty much be like winning the lottery.    

 

[Faust]

Live Ground Track of Tiangong-1

 

[NotSmart]

Live Ground Track of Tiangong-1

"Re-entry will start when the height drops to roughly 100km."

It's at 142 km right now.

 

[Tom Servo]

Crashed not too far from the spaceship graveyard.
 

The Chinese tabloid Global Times said on Monday that similar descriptions of the spacecraft in international media reflected overseas “envy” of China’s space industry.

“It’s normal for spacecraft to re-enter the atmosphere, yet Tiangong-1 received so much attention partly because some western countries are trying to hype and sling mud at China’s fast-growing aerospace industry,” the paper said.

Sure, chief. Propaganda is a heckuva drug...

 

[msommer]

It apparently dropped in the Pacific without hitting anyone.

My sattelite proof shirt worked again!

 

[NotSmart]

It apparently dropped in the Pacific without hitting anyone.

That's because there's no environment out there.