take your pick: http://news.aol.com/article/space-station-trash-plunging-to-earth/234755?icid=200100397x1212231854x1200798183
http://www.space.com/aol/081031-space-station-debris-reentry.html http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/19/spacejunk_spa.html just a few links about it. --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Greg Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Greg Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:10 PM > Hello Greg, > > Where do you read that an astronaut, "..threw it > (ammonia tank) overboard > (from the International Space Station) during a space walk > in July 2007."? I > find it highly unlikely that material would be purposely > tossed into space > to potentially be a floating target for future spacecraft > and/or satellites > to hit. I do not think NASA has the same mindset that some > cruise ship > operators have by throwing their bags of trash into the > ocean. > > My thoughts! > Greg > > ==================== > Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > NaturesVault (eBay) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.LunarRock.com > IMCA 3163 > ==================== > Click here for my current eBay auctions: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Catterton" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:41 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame > on NASA > > > > ""The junk was a tank full of ammonia > coolant on the international space > > station that was no longer needed. Astronaut Clayton > Anderson threw it > > overboard during a spacewalk in July 2007. > > > > Space station program manager Mike Suffredini said > Monday that the debris > > splashed down somewhere between Australia and New > Zealand Sunday night"" > > > > > > Am I alone in the idea that Nasa should be held > criminaly liable for the > > polution of our waters? > > If an ordinary person was to dump toxic material into > the ocean, surely we > > would be in alot of trouble... just becouse they are > Nasa does not make > > them above the law. Ammonia is highly toxic to marine > life! > > It is my opinion that this was an outright disrespect > to the enviorment > > and a potential hazard to the marine life in the area > of impact. > > I am very upset about this and feel Nasa was totally > wrong for the actions > > they have done. > > This could have been handled in a much better fashion, > and I for one would > > like to see Nasa held accountable for this. > > I am really upset about this whole situtation. > > surely if it had fallen on someones propery NASA would > be in alot of > > trouble... > > Shame on you NASA. Shame on you Clayton Anderson. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
