[meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:19:38 -0700
Message-ID: <5F4F1487810649988E4162E722C7521C_at_bellatrix>

They ALWAYS warn people about avoiding space debris on the ground. Most
likely it's because they have an interest in collecting stuff themselves.
Or, their lawyers tell them to give the warning. In any case, plenty of
space debris has been recovered, and there have never been any issues with
toxicity.

About the only time it's likely to be a concern is when something nuclear
powered comes down. And that's very rare (once?)

Returning stuff like that is very expensive; there's really not much reason
to do so.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Catterton" <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA


> If that is the case, why was such a big deal made about not going anywhere
> near the debris if it had impacted on land becouse of toxic hazards?
>
> I agree about the scuttled destroyer, but at the same time, I dont think
> that is right to do also.
>
> Perhaps the toxic nature that has been reported has mislead me to think
> that it was more of a big deal then it is, but it is troubling to think
> that this was the best thing they could come up with.
> Surely it could have been returned to earth on a shuttle and disposed of
> properly.
Received on Mon 03 Nov 2008 02:19:38 PM PST