*UPDATE* Run for your lives…we’re all going to die!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by Claude
Ok, looks like CNN.com and the govt. are clearing up the mystique around the falling satellite…
…and I have to admit, we’re not ALL going to die, but this falling US spy satellite could really mess up someone people’s afternoon commutes.
I think the funniest comment of the whole story is…
“I’m not aware that we have a security issue,” he said. “It’s really just a big thing falling on the ground that we want to make sure we’re prepared for.”
Right…just a BIG THING FALLING TO THE GROUND…FROM SPACE! Nothing to worry about.
According to the CNN.com article…
The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.
Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads of U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the size of the satellite suggests that some number of pieces will not burn up as the orbiting vehicle re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere and will hit the ground.
“We’re aware that this satellite is out there,” Renuart said. “We’re aware it is a fairly substantial size. And we know there is at least some percentage that it could land on ground as opposed to in the water.”
Renuart added that, “As it looks like it might re-enter into the North American area,” then the U.S. military, with the Homeland Security Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will either have to deal with the impact or assist Canadian or Mexican authorities.
