Article 68BHJ Defunct Satellite and Rocket Stage Nearly Collide in Potential ‘Worst-Case Scenario’

Defunct Satellite and Rocket Stage Nearly Collide in Potential ‘Worst-Case Scenario’

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George Dvorsky
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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've resulted in thousands of pieces of debris had they collided.

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