[meteorite-list] Holy Space Balls!

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:01:48 -0500
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Hi Sterling and List,

I'm quite surprised that we don't see more space junk impacts and
recoveries. This is especially true due to increased use of cameras
in all aspects of every day life. And then something apparently slips
in undetected (or intentionally neglected) and puts a hole in the
ground somewhere out in the bush.

With all of the flotsam and jetsam circling around our planet, it's
really a wonder we don't see more collisions, fireballs, impacts, and
recovered debris. As time goes on, the law averages dictates that we
will see more activity.

Is it the next big collecting craze? Space debris impact artifacts?

Sales on all spaceball deorbited sat-junk are hereby suspended until
further notice. ;)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 12/24/11, Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hi, List,
>
> The "Space Ball" is a "metal-lined composite
> overwrapped pressure vessel" --- you can Google
> that phrase and find lots about them.
>
> A blog in the Washington Post says we can
> expect much more space junk like it to fall:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/mysterious-space-ball-drops-on-namibia--nothing-mysterious-about-it/2011/12/23/gIQAlaXiDP_blog.html
>
> Here's a maker of space vehicle components
> that shows one very similar to the Namibian
> space ball:
> http://www.psi-pci.com/Products.htm
>
> However, such tanks are widely used on Earth
> (and only on Earth) for gas storage, so maybe
> it didn't fall that far (like, off the back of the
> truck, once emptied).
>
>
> Sterling K. Webb
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Count Deiro" <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:27 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Holy Space Balls!
>
>
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> Space junk, but I like the mention of the "explosion" heard . Sonic
>> boom, obviously.
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/space-ball-drops-namibia-133326985.html
>>
>> Merry Christmas and on to Tucson!
>>
>> Count Deiro
>> IMCA 3536
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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