If a piece of UARS did hit a person, the U.S. would be responsible for damages thanks to a 1972 international "space debris" treaty. If you find a chunk, though, you're not allowed to keep it. "Any pieces of UARS found are still the property of the country that made it. You'll have to give 'em back to U.S.," :banana
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhrsUmvyCQ[/youtube]
NASA Satellite falling to earth 09/23/2011
There is tons 0f junk in orbit about 800 km above the Earth is called the "junk orbit," This is where defunct satellites gather together :scratch
From what I can find out there is little chance any of this debris falling to earth :indifferent
If we carry on filling up the junk orbit we could end up with a visible ring around the earth like saturns.
:yes

[quote="steveizy"][quote="Nevis"]It's one in 300,000 chance of any hit in an populated area :yes better odds than the lottery :thumbsup[/quote]

True! But people sometimes win the lottery. MZAWF doesn't, but some do :lol:[/quote]
hasn't yet but might do soon :applause

[quote="Nevis"]It's one in 300,000 chance of any hit in an populated area :yes better odds than the lottery :thumbsup[/quote]

True! But people sometimes win the lottery. MZAWF doesn't, but some do :lol:

It's one in 300,000 chance of any hit in an populated area :yes better odds than the lottery :thumbsup

"The US space agency (Nasa) says that its out-of-control climate satellite is expected to crash to Earth sometime on Friday evening (GMT).

There is still much uncertainty over when and where the satellite will re-enter the atmosphere."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15021323

The satellite could return to earth anywhere and for once NASA has no real idea where. Hope it and it's big chunks land harmlessly out at sea. :shock: