Topic: Mark Matney

The unprecedented collision between an Iridium communications satellite and a derelict Russian Cosmos 2251 communications satellite on 10 February could have been far worse. One satellite probably did not hit the other's massive body directly but only rammed into a protruding ...

Satellites collided in glancing blow

The unprecedented collision between an Iridium communications satellite and a derelict Russian Cosmos 2251 communications satellite on 10 February could have been far worse. One satellite probably did not hit the other's massive body directly but only rammed into a protruding ...
It's getting messier in orbit, so expect more space junk close calls _ or worse _ for NASAThe near-hit of space junk Thursday was a warning shot fired across the bow of the international space station, experts said. "We were watching ...