Mock Satellite Destroyed to Study Space Junk Collisions

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 06:30 in Astronomy & Space

A full-scale lookalike of a modern satellite was purposefully destroyed in a ground test chamber. The results of the blast are meant to help scientists better grasp the effects of space collisions.

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