[meteorite-list] Jules Verne to Reenter Earth's Atmosphere on Sep 29

[Ron Baalke]

Space Weather News for Sept. 18, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

DOOMED SPACECRAFT:  Jules Verne is about to become a fireball. On 
Sept. 29th, with NASA aircraft looking on, the 22-ton European 
spacecraft will plunge into Earth's atmosphere over the south 
Pacific Ocean and harmlessly disintegrate. Jules Verne recently 
spent five months docked to the space station where it delivered 
supplies, used its engines help the station avoid a piece of space 
junk, and served as an impromptu bedroom for the ISS crew. Mission 
accomplished, the doomed spacecraft is now making its final orbits 
around Earth glowing about as brightly as Polaris (the North Star).  
US and European observers are favored with flybys this weekend. 
If you'd like to see Jules Verne, check the Simple Satellite 
Tracker for viewing times: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/