The collision of the American iridium mobile
communication satellite with a Russian satellite wreck on February 10th left behind a huge cloud of rubbish in outer space. There are 18,000 objects
bigger than 10cm in size circulating around the globe, and at the moment you
will only find around 900 active satellites. The rest is space debris, which
presents a growing danger for all
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Iran celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Republic by launching a satellite (Omid) into space. ++ While the world over criticized this move, China’s awkward silence has been stirring suspicion. ++ Let’s not forget that Iran participated in the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization and that the Chinese Great Wall Industry Corp has been punished by the US for selling
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