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Russia fires satellite weapon in space

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Old 25th Jul 2020, 22:36
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Is it really a smart idea to blow a satellite into a million pieces, which will flog around in orbit for eternity and damage or destroy a lot of useful stuff?
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Old 28th Jul 2020, 06:23
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Good video on the recent "close inspection satellite" test here:


For those that aren't familiar, Scott Manley is regarded as a pretty credible "space watcher/science communicator" with a degree in astrophysics to back it up.
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