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If the out-of-control Chinese rocket had accidentally landed on the White House...

... or other government building of any nation, would it have been considered an act of war?!

I'm only laughing now that we know it's already harmlessly landed in the Indian Ocean. Well, hopefully it didn't disturb too many fish 😅

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BiasForAction · M

of course not. I am old enough to remember skylab falling to earth. People painted targets on their roofs in anticipation. space debris is a great example of risk perception versus risk reality.

PhilDeep · 51-55, M

@BiasForAction I'm starting to wonder if we're heading into a new era of space debris, especially given some of Elon Musk's hobbies.

BiasForAction · M

@PhilDeep probably so as there’s so much of it