They ALWAYS warn people about avoiding space debris on the ground. Most
likely it's because they have an interest in collecting stuff themselves.
Or, their lawyers tell them to give the warning. In any case, plenty of
space debris has been recovered, and there have never been any issues with
toxicity.
About the only time it's likely to be a concern is when something nuclear
powered comes down. And that's very rare (once?)
Returning stuff like that is very expensive; there's really not much reason
to do so.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Catterton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA
If that is the case, why was such a big deal made about not going anywhere
near the debris if it had impacted on land becouse of toxic hazards?
I agree about the scuttled destroyer, but at the same time, I dont think
that is right to do also.
Perhaps the toxic nature that has been reported has mislead me to think
that it was more of a big deal then it is, but it is troubling to think
that this was the best thing they could come up with.
Surely it could have been returned to earth on a shuttle and disposed of
properly.
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