BIZARRE EVENTS - all within a week

NorthernSanctuary · 02-21-2009, 12:39 AM

As far as satellites colliding, it should not happen. I was involved with cellular standards work a dozens years ago, and once when we had a mtg in Colorado Springs, the whole group was given a guest tour of the NORAD facilities in Cheyenne mountain. They track all objects (natural or man-made) orbiting the earth. All object trajectories are tracked and calculated with a perimeter boundary surrounding the object. If at any point the 2 object perimeters intersect in the projected path, it sets off an alarm, and the personnel is aware of it before it happens. So for 2 satellites to collide accidentally when they can be maneuvered is impossible.

By the way, if you want to be earthquake proof and money is no object, do what NORAD does. When I entered the door in the middle of that tunnel (basically built like a massive safe door, 2 engineers responsible for maintaining it in 12 hour shifts) there was an office building resting on massive springs all over the bottom. Even if the whole world was blowing itself up, you wouldn't feel any shake.

02-21-2009, 12:39 AM	#11
NorthernSanctuary Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 698	Re: BIZARRE EVENTS - all within a week As far as satellites colliding, it should not happen. I was involved with cellular standards work a dozens years ago, and once when we had a mtg in Colorado Springs, the whole group was given a guest tour of the NORAD facilities in Cheyenne mountain. They track all objects (natural or man-made) orbiting the earth. All object trajectories are tracked and calculated with a perimeter boundary surrounding the object. If at any point the 2 object perimeters intersect in the projected path, it sets off an alarm, and the personnel is aware of it before it happens. So for 2 satellites to collide accidentally when they can be maneuvered is impossible. By the way, if you want to be earthquake proof and money is no object, do what NORAD does. When I entered the door in the middle of that tunnel (basically built like a massive safe door, 2 engineers responsible for maintaining it in 12 hour shifts) there was an office building resting on massive springs all over the bottom. Even if the whole world was blowing itself up, you wouldn't feel any shake.