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dalton99a

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24. What kind of a goddamn space program is this
Wed May 5, 2021, 12:03 PM
May 2021

Landing on the dark side of the moon one day, and randomly letting garbage fall back down the next

“It’s potentially not good,” said Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist at the Astrophysics Center at Harvard University.

“Last time they launched a Long March 5B rocket they ended up with big long rods of metal flying through the sky and damaging several buildings in the Ivory Coast,” he said.

“Most of it burned up, but there were these enormous pieces of metal that hit the ground. We are very lucky no one was hurt.”
Is this the same rocket they used to make fun of India's Dead? NT cinematicdiversions May 2021 #1
Don't know. orangecrush May 2021 #2
Here is the post I was referring to. cinematicdiversions May 2021 #3
Thank you. orangecrush May 2021 #7
22 tons ya say? How fast is it coming at ya? Budi May 2021 #4
... orangecrush May 2021 #9
18,000 miles per hour /nt localroger May 2021 #13
Welp.. 😬 22 tons at 18,000 mph ... Budi May 2021 #25
This is job for... ExTex May 2021 #5
You win the Internets! colorado_ufo May 2021 #6
.... orangecrush May 2021 #8
I once had a Pontiac with that same emblem! Budi May 2021 #26
I wonder how many people bookmarked this post. nt chowder66 May 2021 #10
I don-t know orangecrush May 2021 #11
I did, yesterday. :scared: lindysalsagal May 2021 #28
Why scared? Polybius May 2021 #29
+1 chowder66 May 2021 #30
gary7 and ms. lincolin at it again? AllaN01Bear May 2021 #12
Except Mar-A-Lago orangecrush May 2021 #15
Why doesn't the Jewish Space Laser destroy it? marie999 May 2021 #14
We are prepared! orangecrush May 2021 #16
"18th Space Control Squadron" ... marble falls May 2021 #17
That's been around for awhile now. Sapient Donkey May 2021 #31
Sort of ... marble falls May 2021 #34
A malfunctioning sub-orbital warhead was exploded exactly 104 miles above the earth. Marcuse May 2021 #18
What movie was that pic from? I recall seeing it many years ago. Owl May 2021 #21
Star Trek - the original series with Gary 7 csziggy May 2021 #22
That's it! Thanks. Owl May 2021 #23
Where are those space lasers????? Ford_Prefect May 2021 #19
Figures... Bayard May 2021 #20
What kind of a goddamn space program is this dalton99a May 2021 #24
Debris from a Chinese heavy-lift rocket might have hit Cte d'Ivoire villages OnlinePoker May 2021 #27
I'm guessing the west of Australia -like Skylab. speak easy May 2021 #32
China Says Remnants in Indian Ocean tonekat May 2021 #33
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