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Fallen satellite most likely in Pacific: NASA

World Sep. 25, 2011 - 06:00AM JST ( 21 )

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noriyosan73Sep. 24, 2011 - 01:16PM JST

Many North Americans own personal spas (hot tubs or "onsens) in their backyards. They are full of people watching the sky and enjoying a nice glass of wine. 73% of the Earth is covered by water. "Come on satellite, try to hit the water."
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100million n U won?Sep. 24, 2011 - 05:24PM JST

Come on satellite, try to hit the water.

What an asinine comment.

Hope YOU were in the water nori. Haha. Isn't that funny... not.
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edojinSep. 24, 2011 - 05:34PM JST

Didn't hit here ... in downtown Tokyo ... so guess we Tokyoites are safe ...
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the_odemanSep. 24, 2011 - 06:04PM JST

Didn't hit here ... in downtown Tokyo ... so guess we Tokyoites are safe ...

no one cares about Tokyoites except for Tokyoites
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MadvertsSep. 24, 2011 - 07:03PM JST

Wow I'm trying to feel reassured that the biggest lump about to hit earth "somewhere" is a meger 135kg!
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FarmboySep. 24, 2011 - 10:26PM JST

I'm just amazed that Nasa would say that it's down but we don't know where. It just sounds so lame.
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YuriOtaniSep. 25, 2011 - 01:13AM JST

Well once it starts to break up, tracking it would be hard. I have a new pool, no sign of it in my community :)
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zichiSep. 25, 2011 - 01:19AM JST

BBC News is saying it broke up over Canada.
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Taka313Sep. 25, 2011 - 06:58AM JST

I'm just amazed that Nasa would say that it's down but we don't know where. It just sounds so lame.

Goes to show how far NASA has fallen. Used to be, those guys would have precise tracking on that baby with an abacus.

Taka
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cactusJackSep. 25, 2011 - 07:52AM JST

This news story has been milked by the media big time, hoping it would fall on populated areas so that they could get a big scoop. You had a better chance to win the lotto twice than get hit by it.
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SimondBSep. 25, 2011 - 09:03AM JST

The debris has no toxic contamination, but there could be sharp edges, NASA officials have said

Sounds like something my mother used to say when I was a child.
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Hide SuzukiSep. 25, 2011 - 10:43AM JST

LOL at SimondB's comment, yeah, watch out, it has sharp edges !
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SerranoSep. 25, 2011 - 11:31AM JST

"Goes to show how far NASA has fallen. Used to be, those guys would have precise tracking"

Anyone else able to track the debris?

"Well, once it starts to break up, tracking would be hard"

Exactly, exactly!

NASA: "There could be sharp edges"

This struck me as very funny. I mean, there could be chunks of flaming-hot metal hitting you at high speed too, right?
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zichiSep. 25, 2011 - 11:34AM JST

There was more chance to be struck by lightening than a piece of the satellite?
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JapanGalSep. 25, 2011 - 11:49AM JST

Can send people to the moon, but cannot figure out where the satellite parts went to?
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SerranoSep. 25, 2011 - 12:11PM JST

JapanGal - You don't agree with YuriOtani's comment - "Well, once it starts to break up, tracking would be hard"? You think it's easy?
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Alex80Sep. 25, 2011 - 04:54PM JST

So lame! =__= This debris was dangerous, I don't care if the chances that it would hit population was low, it still existed. I'd like that the scientists were more responsable towards common people, but stuff like this, and nuclear disasters, only shows how careless and selfish they are.
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zichiSep. 25, 2011 - 06:33PM JST

They should used it for missile practice and shot it right out of the sky. I guess in coming weeks parts of it will be on Ebay?
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CrazyJoeSep. 25, 2011 - 07:57PM JST

I was hoping that a big chunk would land on Kim Jong-il's head of the hermit kingdom, but it didn't.
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Jared NormanSep. 25, 2011 - 08:26PM JST

Maybe we should put laser sensors on sharks to find the parts
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Callme IshSep. 26, 2011 - 09:33AM JST

A US Navy Destroyer can "see" a US Quarter 250 miles out in space. Why are they saying they don't know where everyone of the 300 little pieces went to? Of course they know, exactly.

Must be fear of liability, or by admitting real data, the real danger is make public knowledge.