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space junk

# space-junk - Friday 23 March, 2012

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Unidentified space object falls from the sky in Siberia

The Russian Federal Space Agency has denied ownership of the object – saying it is neither a rocket nor a spacecraft.

# space-junk - Tuesday 22 November, 2011

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Watch: ISS crew returns to Earth as NASA issues warning to remaining team

A piece of debris from a destroyed Chinese satellite is expected to pass close by the ISS tomorrow.

# space-junk - Saturday 3 September, 2011

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The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nine things you need to know: IMF’s kind words as it offers more bailout funds, Anglo staff told to “party!” months before takeover, Cloyne response “imminent”, and time after AD…

# space-junk - Friday 2 September, 2011

Space junk littering Earth’s orbit might need cleaning up

NASA says we may soon have to start cleaning up space: there are 22,000 large objects and countless smaller ones currently in orbit around our planet, posing dangers to human-carrying spaceships and valuable satellites.

# space-junk - Tuesday 5 April, 2011

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Space junk almost gets too close for comfort for astronauts

NASA gives all-clear after alert saw debris from a Chinese satellite heading towards the International Space Station.