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Madman · 02-12-2009, 08:06 AM

In a cosmic game of bumper cars, a Russian and a US satellite crashed into each other. The Russian sat was inoperative, but the US satellite was part of the Iridium communications network.

Hopefully nothing serious comes from this for the ISS.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/12/u...ash/index.html

02-12-2009, 08:06 AM	#1
Madman Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	Satellites collide - that'll buff right out In a cosmic game of bumper cars, a Russian and a US satellite crashed into each other. The Russian sat was inoperative, but the US satellite was part of the Iridium communications network. Hopefully nothing serious comes from this for the ISS. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/12/u...ash/index.html