another piece of space junk

[Argonavis]

http://media.theaustralian.news.com.au/20061123-spacegolf_player.htm

this might be for a "good cause" and all, but I am not certain that the Earth environs need more orbital debris

[Harb]

Gee the ocupants of the next door solar system are going to have fun working that one out.......

[matt]

So... will that shot make its way into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest ever golf shot? And how will they measure its distance?:rofl:

[Lee]

The actual shot wasn't captured very well..... I'd be peeved if I had paid for that publicity stunt!

[ving]

i'd want my money back too lee!

good for a giggle tho

[Lee]

I think NASA said it would re-enter in a few days..... You'd be dark though if your billion dollar satellite were taken out by a golf ball scooting around though wouldn't you!

[Argonavis]

one would hope that NASA has determined the orbit and that this comes nowhere near any communication satellites and any spybirds that at least they know about, but I am very surprised (without doing the numbers) that something as small as a golfball would encounter sufficient friction for its orbit to decay in only a few days.

[Lee]

It wasn't a real golf ball (10% normal mass or something I think).... you would hope they'd have aimed it so as to miss expensive stuff though.....