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Originally Posted by Daradon
Well for any of those that have ever wondered, like I, why two of the thousands of satellites buzzing around the earth never end up crashing into each other, it has finally happened.
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Apparently the 5th time 2 objects have collided in orbit from another site i read.
Heres a cool gif tracking the 2 objects before collision. Really shows how unlikely it is that anything up there collides. As much stuff as there is the volume of space up there is massive in comparison.
http://i39.tinypic.com/2vbk75z.gif