Seen in the Courant:
FEMA Warns: The Spy Is Falling!
The article is, of course, about the American spy satellite that is deorbiting out of control, plans by the feds to shoot it down (to cause it to deorbit with extreme prejudice, but hopefully in a more controlled manner)…and word that FEMA is rather energetically offering to help localities in the unlikely event that it falls in their jurisdiction.
Why, you too can snag a copy of what FEMA’s telling first responders to do if the satellite lands in their community.
I also appreciate the cynicism expressed in the Courant article by the South Windsor Chief of Police:
I’ll never hit Powerball, but the damn thing will hit my house.
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1 R.J. Lehmann // 18 Feb 2008 at 9:53 am
My own extreme cynicism has led me to conclude the Feds would not go through so much trouble to shoot it down if all they were really worried about was the safety of those on the ground, particularly given the extreme unlikelihood of that presenting a problem.
I suspect the real fear is that whatever lands just MIGHT be recoverable.