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6ton NASA satellite soon to crash
Friday, 09 September 2011 10:13
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A 20year old NASA satellite will soon make an uncontrolled re-entry into Earths atmosphere. 'Crash' in other words! NASA expect the 6tons satellite to re-enter in oct- sept. most likely somewhere over the pacific. They calculate it to have a 1:3200 risk of hitting populated areas Source: AFP (eg. Yahoo) |
