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> What they're not actually saying is that the source in question could have just as easily been found using 1990s technology in a low flying aircraft at 70m/se
by SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
> What they're not actually saying is that the source in question could have just as easily been found using 1990s technology in a low flying aircraft at 70m/sec
Well, yes. But it turned out, to everyone's relief, that the optimistic assumption held: the capsule was in fact still lying near the side of the expected road.
It could have gone another way - it could have been picked up and moved elsewhere by vehicle tyre, small animal or a human, in which case things would be much harder.
- defrost 4y agoIn which case an aircraft gives a better wide area search frame. Also, things that are possible are frequently unlikely - bits of metal fall from road trains all the time, the near road side is littered with bolts bits of tyre, etc. They largely don't travel far for the most part. Ergo: flying a plane on day one of known missing object would have been faster and cheap in the long run, provided more information, and been immediate leaving less time for the chance of a pick up and move elsewhere. Waiting several days for the ANSTO group to roll up increased the chances of movement but provided a chance for them to take the glory and road test their new toy in the field. It's a mixed bag of possibilities, and it's found now, so <shrug>, not much to see here.
- bolanyo 4y agoThere are no humans and basically no vehicles along a road like this. The chances of anything interfering with it are nil.