Defunct Satellite and Rocket Stage Nearly Collide in Potential ‘Worst-Case Scenario’
Conceptual image of space junk in Earth orbit. Illustration: SCIPHO (AP) An old rocket body and military satellite—large pieces of space junk dating back to the Soviet Union—nearly smashed into each other on Friday morning, in an uncomfortable near-miss that would have resulted in thousands of pieces of debris had they collided. LeoLabs, a private …
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