Truemors
is reporting from
Member
NP Rank:
NP Rank:
U.S. and Russian satellites collide
Share:
by 158 | February 11, 2009 at 06:05 pm
219 views | 31 Recommendations | 12 comments
Photos
This is very unusual.
As far as I know this
has not happened before.
The international space station does not appear to be threatened by the debris, they said, but it's not yet clear whether it poses a risk to any other military or civilian satellites.
"They collided at an altitude of 790 kilometers (491 miles) over northern Siberia Tuesday about noon Washington time," said Nicholas Johnson, NASA's chief scientist for orbital debris at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. "The U.S. space surveillance network detected a large number of debris from both objects."
There could be danger
to other satalites from
this debris for decades.
What is NowPublic?
NowPublic lets people work together to cover news events around the world.
Crowd Power
garrettc
Oxford, United Kingdom
lucindalunacy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
158
St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesc4lin
United States
Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (12)
at 18:17 on February 11th, 2009
maybe one day we will have our own rings like saturn, except ours will be satellite debris.
at 18:29 on February 11th, 2009
I had not thought of that but it is very possible.
at 19:47 on February 11th, 2009
Geez, this hasn't happened since James Bond had to save us and get married to a sexy Japanese chick in "You Only Live Twice". :)
I used to get to read the books as they came out and then judge the movies. That book was the first time I ever saw the word "ninjah".
at 20:18 on February 11th, 2009
I remember those movies.
Very good.
We need James Bond Today.
at 07:07 on February 12th, 2009
Accident, or planned elimination of functional orbital assets?
Was this a test of a plan to reduce a nation's communication and technological capability?
at 07:41 on February 13th, 2009
All are possible.
at 10:28 on February 12th, 2009
Wasn't the Russian old and in a decaying orbit? maybe it was hit by a piece of space junk itself? kinda suspect that's its never happened before! Or is there is just too much junk to know anymore?
- Who knows, maybe something will come out of it. Oh no - new we need a release a new crazy space weapon with "frikken lazers" on it!
at 07:42 on February 13th, 2009
Space may become a battleground.
at 10:33 on February 12th, 2009
It is like something out of a movie
at 07:43 on February 13th, 2009
Life imitating art?
at 19:43 on February 12th, 2009
This picture was taken from an airplane, on my way to Paris.
c4lin has contributed a photo to this story.
at 07:43 on February 13th, 2009
Thanks for the picture.