Falling in the night

Nobody knows where it will land as this satellite is an older model and lacks reentry steering capability. It is slowing and coming into the atmosphere. Chances are, we will be sleeping when…BOOM! It will only...

Space debris and the victim of circumstance

Friday morning, she awoke as usual to the last workday of the week. Her routine began on time and Paula Smallerton rushed through the morning drill to get to her office downtown that would require a stop for a cup...

Bus falling from sky Thursday or Friday

Bus stop It may come while you are asleep, then again maybe you will be at work on Friday. It will probably break apart into pieces so small it doesn’t matter, then again maybe a particle the size of a bullet...

NASA might say, “Watch out!”

Falling near you? Sometime in September with a two-hour warning, NASA may sound an alarm for all inhabitants in a 500 mile stretch to watch for falling debris.  A bus-size object will be breaking apart in the...

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