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Space trash

Today, Explained

Is the International Space Station OK?

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Russia launched what's called an anti satellite task. They basically launched a missile from earth to strike down a really old satellite that they haven't used for quite some time. The us. State department reports the blast created more than 15 hundred fragments of space junk. When thousands of objects are moving at 17 thousand, 500 miles per hour, even tiny pieces can become powerful projectiles.

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