Space Crash Debris Threatens Satellites

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MOSCOW (AP) - The crash of two satellites has generated an estimated tens of thousands of pieces of space junk that could circle Earth and threaten other satellites for the next 10,000 years, space experts said Friday.

One expert called the collision "a catastrophic event" that he hoped would force President Barack Obama's administration to address the long-ignored issue of debris in space.

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Space Crash Debris Threatens Satellites

Russian Mission Control chief Vladimir Solovyov said Tuesday's smashup of a...

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