Comments on: Falcon 9 upper stage to impact Moon

By: BtB’s Original Mark

BtB’s Original Mark — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:51:17 +0000

Well it appears that the topic of an old SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hitting the moon is just so critically earth shattering that Mr. Z. drops in to comment.
No matter that on other contentious posts, Bobby Hill is slanderously accusing BtB – “Covid denialism is responsible for prolonging the pandemic and tragedies like this. I am glad to see talk of holding people accountable for profiteering and other malfeasance during the pandemic”. At the same time others are throwing around the rhetorical bomb of ‘Fauci equals Mengele’. And of course let’s not discuss 21st Century Geopolitics, the Chinese recreation of the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the undeclared war by the CCP on America, or how History can inform our opinions on subjects besides U.S. & Soviet accomplishments in Space during the last half of the 20th century.
I don’t understand how someone with historical training can pass off ‘Fire the evil politicians and their Bureaucratic minions’ as serious analysis. I’ll end with one BtB quote “I welcome all opinions, even those that strongly criticize my commentary.”

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:47:14 +0000

In reply to Darwin Teague.

Darwin Teague: The stage would remain in Earth orbit, with its new orbit calculated. It is unlikely that new orbit would intersect the Earth, but even if it did, this is an upper stage that would burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

There is a slight chance that an inner helium tank might reach the surface (as has happened once in the past), but the chances of it landing on land are only 30%.

That being said, based on the present calculations the astronomers seem confident it will hit the Moon.

In other words, the stage poses no real threat.

By: Darwin Teague

Darwin Teague — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:04:00 +0000

If it missed the Mon, what would happen? I assume it wouldn’t hit the Earth or we would be hearing about that. It would change it’s orbit, but would it ever come back around and get near us again?

By: Col Beausabre

Col Beausabre — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 02:34:57 +0000

The review of the Times of London of Werner Von Braun’s “I Shot for the Stars” was succinct – “But I hit London instead”

Tom Lehrer’s Werner Von Braun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro

And then there was the Snark that went rogue

“Realizing that the vehicle could crash anywhere south of Puerto Rico, AFMTC officials alerted the State Department, whose reaction is not recorded.”

https://www.airforcemag.com/article/1204snark/

Analog had a great article about being a range safety officer called “Pushing the Button” in the Eighties – and the reason the position of RSO was instituted is that a V2 from White Sands had impacted in Mexico (in a graveyard)

“It was May 29, 1947. Here is the El Paso Times report:

El Paso and Juarez were rocked Thursday night when a runaway German V-2 rocket fired from the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico crashed and exploded on top of a rocky knoll three and a half miles south of the Juarez business district.”

https://gizmodo.com/remember-the-time-we-bombed-mexico-with-german-rockets-5909476

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:05:19 +0000

The Genesis Torpedo

By: William

William — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:23:08 +0000

I absolutely agree with BtB. Elon is up to something. He planned on going to the moon before Lex Luthor Muhuahhh

By: BtB’s Original Mark

BtB’s Original Mark — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:20:06 +0000

On a rare nighttime walk, Musk cast his eyes up towards the bright half illuminated moon, and said quietly to himself “All is going according to Plan”.

By: Jim Schmidt

Jim Schmidt — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:49:29 +0000

Would be a shame if it hit the chinese rover.