...Why did a russian rocket break up over colorado?

[951-Riverside]

I'm dying to know!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. just a guess... gravity?

[tridim]

2. Are they saying it's a Russian rocket now?

[RebelOne]

3. Where did you hear it was a Russian rocket?

It was a meteorite.

[ShaneGR]

4. Possibly its a satellite rocket....

Not entirely unusual.

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Sky Lights Identified as Rocket Re-Entering Earth's Atmosphere

http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/5084996.html

Descriptions range from an "unreal bright light" to a "spectacular fireworks display."

Those are just a few of the comments from people who witnessed a light show in the skies over Colorado Thursday Morning.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Northern Command, better known as NORAD and NORTHCOM, released a joint statement on the event. Major April Cunningham says an S-L-4 rocket body re-entered the Earth's atmosphere over Colorado and Wyoming early today. Initial reports indicate a piece of the rocket landed in Riverton, Wyoming about 6:13.

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Authorities say the Russian rocket was used to launch a French satellite late last month.

[951-Riverside]

6. Thanks Whoa_Nelly.

The story I read earlier failed to mention that.

[jus_the_facts]

7. *something* hit Jersey Tuesday as well....WTF?!

:tinfoilhat: :wow: :tinfoilhat:

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/mysterious-metallic-object-crashes-into/20070104063909990003

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Jan. 4) - Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey.

Police received a call Wednesday morning that the metal object had punched a hole in the roof of the single-family, two-story home, damaged tiles on a bathroom floor, and then bounced, sticking into a wall.

The object was heavier than a usual metal object of its size, said Brightman, who added that no radioactivity was detected.

The Federal Aviation Administration, which sent investigators to the town, did not know where the object came from, said spokeswoman Arlene Murray.

"It's definitely not an aircraft part," she said. "I can't speak beyond that as to what it might be."

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. Well, turns out the earth is round in nature.

And things that are in orbit tend to circle the entire earth, and not just hover over their country of origin.