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A lost and forgotten piece of what was probably a rocket booster is set for a November 13 impact over the Indian Ocean, and it's got space boffins scrambling to make sure they capture the event. The mystery object, WT1109F, has a very eccentric orbit that takes it out to twice the Earth-Moon distance, and observations since it …

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        Re: Third question at the Bridge of Death spanning the Gorge of Eternal Peril.

        surely UFO = unidentified falling object?

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  2. ratfox

    "How long was I out there? They won't tell me anything."

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  3. AndrueC Silver badge
    Joke

    Great name for the object. What The 1109 F*ck!

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  4. MassiveBob

    Astronomers are keen to watch the show as closely as possible

    Well, it's a good job it's coming down in the Indian Ocean then.

    They'll see f@ck all if it was falling over Blighty, with a typical cloud cover of 300%!!

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  5. Stevie

    Aiee!

    More Aiee!

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Aiee!

      Rather

      "Ayyyyyyyy Lmao"

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  6. M Bargo
    Happy

    'tis a mysteriously empty coffin that missed its planned landing site and date - Whitby goth weekend

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  7. Dave Bell

    Only one possible question

    What would the Kerbals do?

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    1. toxicdragon
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      Re: Only one possible question

      More struts and boosters. And for good measure strap jeb to the outside.

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  8. Highroads
    Alien

    A hollowed-out Chuy-hirtsi perhaps?

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  9. Anonymous John

    What about the adaptor that protected the lunar module until the Command Module docked with it after leaving Earth orbit? It consisted of several panels that could have ended up anywhere. I hope they can get better pictures of it as it approaches.

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  10. grumpyoldeyore
    Alien

    Cylindrical, you say?

    Was talking to my mate Ogilvy in the pub last night. He was unimpressed.

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    1. anonymous boring coward Silver badge
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      Re: Cylindrical, you say?

      What odds did he give?

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      1. grumpyoldeyore
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        Re: Cylindrical, you say?

        A million to one, he said.

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  11. anonymous boring coward Silver badge

    I'm pretty sure it's from Mars, based on the obvious long, red tail that stands out on the image. I'm surprised only I have noticed it.

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  12. Mpeler
    Alien

    WTF?

    Shouldn't the number be WTF1109?

    Then again, it's probably yet another part of MIR... gone, but not forgotten...

    (C'mom, AManFromMars1, whatizzit? )

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  13. Anonymous Coward
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    Aliens

    Has to be.

    Its probably full of facehugger eggs or something, that would be just our luck.

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