As the article (and the more recent article on the site) points out, the hydrazine fuel's chance of surviving re-entry was virtually zero. Even if the satellite posed a significant risk to people, there are alternate solutions than an ostentatious missile launch - evacuating the predicted target are...
There's actually a big political discussion about USA 193 that hasn't really been touched on in the media - the chances of the satellite hurting anybody if it was allowed to hit Earth was less than 1 in 1000. I think the missile strike was to demonstrate to China that the US could also knock out sat...
Quoting gealle from 18:07, 23rd Jan 2008 I believe he was referring to St James on the Scores, which was only founded in 1879. Correct me if I'm wrong on the date. Been a few years.
Hi Aidan, here's a short list of what you should bring: - clothes - winter outdoor wear (it can get pretty cold) - posters, etc to make your room your own - a couple of plates, cups, a pot and some cutlery for cooking on the weekend (we have kitchens and stuff so dont worry about bringing up a micro...
Hi Matt, You've hit the jackpot in moving into John Burnet! We are the smallest hall of all the St Andrews dorms (just over 100 people), which means you'll get to know nearly everybody there. You'll make a ton of friends and there's always something going on socially in hall, which could be organise...
Hi everybody, this thread is for anybody moving into John Burnet this year, by far the finest and most fun hall in Europe. Ask any and all questions you have. Hope you're getting excited about moving in!
Hi, yeah you should bring up some basic cooking utensils for the weekend - couple of plates, cutlery and a pot should do you fine. There's a few kitchens and cookers in the hall so you'll be fine. I'm from JBH too, my name's Frank, look forward to meeting you! I'll be the guy talking crap with a lou...
Whenever Gordon Brown has been pressured about calling an election immediately after becoming PM, he has just pointed to John Major becoming PM in 1990 but not holding an election before 1992. What do people think about his placing of Scottish cabinet ministers in positions where they will not be re...
Yeah I outdid my expectations too. Does anybody have the algorithm for calculating grades? It was at www.ex-atholl.co.uk/algorithm, but that is no longer online.