Hayabusa2 to dump its load near Coober Pedy/Woomera tomorrow.

[UTE042_NZ]

" A space capsule carrying dust and rocks from an asteroid is due to land in the South Australian desert early on Sunday morning. "

'You can even hear the sonic boom': Space probe to return to Earth over SA desert as massive fireball

A Japanese space capsule is about to touch down in the Australian outback, and while it could be carrying as little as a gram of space dirt collected from an asteroid, scientists are hoping it could reveal a lot about the early solar system.

www.abc.net.au

 

[gossie]

Clever stuff

 

[Derekthetree]

Have they never read/seen the Andromeda Strain?!

 

[Skylarking]

Have they never read/seen the Andromeda Strain?!

Or the more recent movie, Life, where the best and brightest do stupid things by not following protocol so allow the bug to get back to earth...

Hahaha, the linked Hyabusa article states:

Once the capsule is deemed to be safe, the team can get to work to make sure there are no cracks or contamination.​

What can go wrong... returning something only to land within a radioactive area, capsule cracked open, bug grows in radioactive environment. Hollywood loves such plots...

And we’ve almost gotten over COVID

 

[figjam]

^^^^^ ....... exactly what I thought when I read about it a few days ago.
But a 2 metre wide COVID 20 bug should be easy to spot, and squirt with a water pistol filled with Dettol.



Now, all we need is a few Seppo conspiracy theorists (plus a couple of 'odd' Aussies) to jump on board with this, and give it fake credibility.

 

[Skylarking]

... Now, all we need is a few Seppo conspiracy theorists (plus a couple of 'odd' Aussies) to jump on board with this, and give it fake credibility.

Hahaha, sounds like the beginning of a plan

 

[figjam]

I am deeply disappointed.
With all the conspiracy theories, and looney comments made on this forum lately, ( in some sort of code that only the CIA, FBI, KGB or Kim Jong can understand ) something is important as this could mean the end of the world as we know it.
C'mon, Aussie, c'mon.
Hit Trump, Biden, and all that other Seppo related stuff for six into the grandstand with a bit of imaginative 'Strayan humour.
A free holiday at Maralinga Resort for the most ridiculous scenario.