No bumps on noggins

by YankeeJim | September 24, 2011 at 03:34 am

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Happy campers

I awoke with much relief this morning to learn that the satellite has returned to Earth as a charred ember and that it has missed Paula Smallwood on her way to work; it left no hole in Bob Johnson’s ceiling; and spared the suit of Ron Husk. All is well.

“News Alert: NASA says satellite fell back to Earth
September 24, 2011 3:50:44 AM

NASA announced early Saturday that the decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. The satellite was passing eastward over Canada and Africa as well as vast portions of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans during that period. The precise re-entry time and location are not yet known with certainty, according to the NASA announcement.

http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/...HRRD/MQ/h”