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Decaying Orbit Dooms Space Station

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 39 Comments › )
Filed under Humor, OOT, Open thread, Satire, Science, Technology at March 14th, 2012 - 11:00 pm


Randolph WI (Strutts News Services) –  All orbits decay over time, which means that satellites can fall, and France’s  Maison de L’orbite Space Station is no exception.

The experimental prototype, built in the early 1970′s and launched last April, officially brought France into the Space Age with little fanfare.  Presently orbiting at 500 feet, its orbit is decaying at the rate of 2.7 inches per day, and is expected to return to earth sometime in 2018.

The Wicked Witch of the East should be very concerned and seriously consider moving to Kansas – maybe even hide out on The Overnight Open Thread.

North Korea Observes Earth Hour

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 164 Comments › )
Filed under Asia, Communism, Environmentalism, North Korea, Open thread, Satire at March 31st, 2011 - 11:00 pm


[Image cropped from here.]
To be truthful, this is cheating a bit, as this satellite photo was not taken on 26 March. North Korea’s been observing Earth Hour for decades, every hour of every night of every day of every year, and they’re doing their part to preserve the environment and stave off Global Warming.

Just look at their selfish greedy capitalist neighbors to the south. Pathetic. If only everyone would follow in the AGW-enlightened footsteps of the land of, um, ah, [where’s my thesaurus?] well, you get the drift.

Speaking of drifts, the eastern U.S.  is set up for a spring snowstorm courtesy of the Global Cooling efforts of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, so let’s turn on all the lights in the Rec Room, crank the stereo and heat up some stuff on the electric range while we enjoy the power of freedom here on The Overnight Open Thread.