Near miss predicted

[Analoguesat]

Kosmos 2004 & a piece of some Chinese rocket are heading for a near miss.

Pieces of orbiting space junk 'avoid collision'

There is "no indication of collision" between bits of discarded Russian and Chinese space hardware.

www.bbc.co.uk

K2004 (1989) is inactive so no chance of a boost to get it to safety

 

[dig deep]

The two objects in question are quintessential space junk. One is the rocket stage of the first Chang Zheng (Long March) 4B rocket that was launched back in 1999 and has a weight of about 2 tons. The other is a defunct Russian military satellite from the Parus fleet used for communication and navigation, weighing 825 kilograms (1,819 pounds).

 

[Topper]

They missed each other anyhow, some sites say by meters by a long way

 

[Llew]

They missed each other anyhow, some sites say by meters by a long way

Nearly missed it? Should be near hit, or near collision.

I know, semantics. Just in that mood today

 

[Topper]

Nearly missed it? Should be near hit, or near collision.

I know, semantics. Just in that mood today

Well someone has to wear the pedants hat I supposebut the point is that unless someone is on-site, to give an objective and accurate assessment, it is all guesswork as nobody knows how near or how far, the information supplied is only as good as the calibration of their instrumentation.

 

[Channel Hopper]

A near miss is a miss, unless it isn't.

 

[Topper]

A near miss is a miss, unless it isn't.

In which case it is foil underpants time

 

[Channel Hopper]

When is it not foil underpants time ?

 

[NickPGSmith]

Nearly missed it? Should be near hit, or near collision.

I know, semantics. Just in that mood today

I think the difference is between "nearly missed" (almost missed, but didn't -> hit!) and "near miss" (a miss, but was close)

:-)