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Space Debris: A Tale of Two Satellites
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 11:56
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Artist’s concept of a GOES spacecraft in orbit. (Credit: NOAA.gov).
It’s sometimes tough being a satellite in Earth orbit these days.
An interesting commentary came our way recently via NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office’s Orbital Debris Quarterly News. The article, entitled High-Speed Particle Impacts Suspected in Two Spacecraft Anomalies, highlights a growing trend in the local space environment.(…)
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