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RTAF is on standby to keep track of out-of-control Chinese space station

 

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The Royal Thai Air Force is closely tracking the movement of a defunct Chinese space staion, Tiangong 1, which was recently estimated to plunge to Earth between March and April.

 

Group Captain Thamrongdet Charoensuk, director of the RTAF’s public disaster mitigation division, however, said that there is a slim chance that the 8.5-tonne out-of-control space station would fall into Thailand.

 

Nevertheless, he said the RTAF continued to track the space craft and had been on standby as a precaution and would keep the public informed of the updates about its re-entry to Earth.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/rtaf-standby-keep-track-control-chinese-space-station/

 

 
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I believe it was estimated that it would crash land in the Australian state of Tasmania.

 

 An eight-tonne Chinese space laboratory is about to crash towards the Earth in a fireball – and chunks full of toxic chemicals could hit the ground in Tasmania, experts have warned.

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52 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

No, that's Pongsat, the janitor, cleaning some som-tam off the display screen.

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Ha ha! Who was talking with their mouth full, to get the som-tam that high!

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1 minute ago, Dave67 said:

".....8.5-tonne out-of-control space station would fall into Thailand...... .." Nothing to worry about then

It would cause no noticeable damage anyway, not compared to the daily 'accidents' that happen here.

Like the pedestrian footbridge that was dropped off a crane onto the road below, while it was being installed last week.

 

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1 minute ago, bluesofa said:

It would cause no noticeable damage anyway, not compared to the daily 'accidents' that happen here.

Like the pedestrian footbridge that was dropped off a crane onto the road below, while it was being installed last week.

 

Hopefully, it will smash into Koh Larn beach

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8 hours ago, Thechook said:

I believe it was estimated that it would crash land in the Australian state of Tasmania.

 

 An eight-tonne Chinese space laboratory is about to crash towards the Earth in a fireball – and chunks full of toxic chemicals could hit the ground in Tasmania, experts have warned.

I think that what was actually said was that most of it would burn up on re-entry with no mention of toxic chemicals!

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8 hours ago, bluebluewater said:

For sure and for certain:  The RTAF are the guys you wanna hang your hat on for global space debris, tragegctory, and as to where it might land.

 

They got the right stuff.

10 or  20  gallon hat though?

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Chaps, Chaps, I have a cunning plan - no -listen, really. 

 

You know that old blimp we have stored in the end hangar?

 

Well, if we inflate it a bit, and put it where the computer ( you know, the one the procurement office got for ThB370.000.000 from that guy at the back of the third floor in Panthip Plaza) tells us the space station is going to land, it will cushion the blow won't it?

 

Sorted then...

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3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

It would cause no noticeable damage anyway, not compared to the daily 'accidents' that happen here.

Like the pedestrian footbridge that was dropped off a crane onto the road below, while it was being installed last week.

 

Similar to this then?

https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2018/03/16/several-killed-as-footbridge-collapses-at-florida-university

 

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Never fear citizens the RTAF are going to deploy their super secret brand new just out of the box Tractor beam from their super secret just out of the box spaceship to save humankind, 

 

Afterall, they are well known leaders in inventing stuff that has already been invented hub kind of country :whistling:

 

 

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3 hours ago, kannot said:
12 hours ago, bluebluewater said:

For sure and for certain:  The RTAF are the guys you wanna hang your hat on for global space debris, tragegctory, and as to where it might land.

 

They got the right stuff.

10 or  20  gallon hat though?

But on a two pint head.

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