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One of those 3 "main" lines goes right over my house. I wouldn't mind some space junk.
Bad things always happen in Africa. Also, the Chinese have been contributing advanced materials to various African nations for decades. :haha:
motherfuckin called it
I was really hoping it'd land outside OG's house... better luck next time
But also how fucked up is this whole story
Seeing as the Chinese were aiming for Trump's head, I'd say very fucked up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
Is it, though? I may have missed some details, but I thought this was nothing more than a semi-special edition of "space-related stuff goes wrong, as it sometimes does". The only thing that stands out about this is, most malfunctions/fuck-ups don't make it back to the surface.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aimless
A "fucked up" space tech story example would be the Russian Proton-M rocket failure in 2013, caused by some sensors installed upside down - particularly due to the fact that not only did the sensors have little arrows indicating "this side up", which were thoroughly ignored by the technician installing them, but they also were built to fit only in the correct orientation; a safety feature that did not, however, account for the fact that the technician in question had a hammer.