Two satellites collided in space yesterday... An operating Iridium satellite and a non-operating Russian satellite.
Serious stuff and potentially hazardous to the ISS. Still I had to chuckle at this quote:
Asked which satellite was at fault, Johnson said "they ran into each other. Nothing has the right of way up there. We don't have an air traffic controller in space. There is no universal way of knowing what's coming in your direction."
from Spaceflight Now.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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