I guess it had to happen sooner or later.
Two satellites crashed in space over northern Siberia on Tuesday. One was an Iridium communications satellite and the other a defunct Russian satellite.
Initial reports were that the collision created a field of debris that included 600 pieces. Those could pose danger to other satellites.
I guess we need air traffic controllers in space now.
Click here for a report from Spaceflight Now.
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That's funny. But you might just be right.
February 13, 2009 at 7:21 a.m.Sounds like at some point, there it may be necessary to created a space waste management shuttle to pick up space junk.
February 12, 2009 at 9:06 p.m.