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The European Space Agency (ESA) has kindly let the planet know that the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer – GOCE – has re-entered earth's atmosphere, apparently without incident. Artist GOCE during its mission The demise of the craft was expected, because it ran out of fuel in October: GOCE was …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    They never guaranteed there had been no destruction of property, they said none had been reported.

    Crap journalism at its best.

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  2. nglitz

    We ALL survived the GOCE reentry. As usual. Attempts to make it overdramatic are just silly!

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  3. Spiracle

    Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

    Currently exploring the circulation of the South Atlantic.

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  4. Carl W

    The ESA?

    We don't normally refer to "The NASA".

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  5. FuzzyTheBear
    Joke

    Revenge ?

    I knew you guys still were sour about the Falklands war but this is ridiculous :) Hitting people over the head with satellites .. shame on you

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