[meteorite-list] Holy Space Balls!

From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:20:12 +0000
Message-ID: <CAJkn+kaefCzG-Jwpuob-1efhUmkFF=_nB5BcmbRga+vT4Bfn8A_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

A Merry Christmas to you all and whilst on the topic of gifts from
space you might have a laugh about this....

"Russian satellite debris lands in Cosmonaut Street"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16326942

and in the same year we have the meteorite landing on the house of
Monsieur Comet in Paris!!

Cheers,

Graham



On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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