kerbiloid Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 https://earthsky.org/human-world/orbital-oopsy-a-tool-bag-is-now-orbiting-earth/ That's how the great story begins... Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I should be able to catch a photo of it next time the station comes visibly by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 If the bag was opened, it will be a panoramic photoset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Eh, give it a couple of months in a decaying orbit and problem will be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Scotius said: Eh, give it a couple of months in a decaying orbit and problem will be gone. If there are any Snap-On tools in the bag that survive reentry NASA can return them for free replacements Edited November 12, 2023 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 11:54 AM, Scotius said: Eh, give it a couple of months in a decaying orbit and problem will be gone. In the thick air (like a city street) even a couple of minutes can be enough for the bag of tools to disappear. Aerobraking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Oops... Meanwhile... https://www-gazeta-ru.translate.goog/science/news/2020/02/23/n_14072659.shtml?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru&_x_tr_pto=wapp So, 12 years is not a limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/09/space-orbit-mystery-international-space-station-tomato Missing tomato on ISS found 8 months after disappearance, astronaut Francisco Rubio exonerated of stealing and eating the tomato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 They are coming. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Don't think there is an Axiom station thread, and this will be stuck to ISS before it does any free flying, so I guess it goes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Unguided indeed! "...so NASA jettisoned the batteries from the space station in 2021 to head for an unguided reentry..." https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/trash-from-the-international-space-station-may-have-hit-a-house-in-florida/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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