The defunct satellite broke apart into more than 100 pieces, raising speculation that it may be the result of an anti-satellite missile test. Reading time 2 minutes Fragments from a defunct Russian ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour ...

ISS astronauts, including the stranded Butch Willmore and Suni Williams, have sought refuge inside their docked spacecraft after the Resurs-P1 satellite splintered apart in orbit. When you purchase ...

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A defunct Russian satellite broke up in low-Earth orbit on June 26, U.S. government and private space-tracking organizations have confirmed. The break-up resulted in over 100 pieces of trackable ...

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