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Cold War Spy Satellite Named After Farrah Fawcett Breaks Apart in Orbit
Original: A Cold War Spy Satellite Named After Farrah Fawcett Just Blew Apart in Orbit
A decommissioned American Cold War-era reconnaissance satellite, reportedly nicknamed after actress Farrah Fawcett, has broken apart in orbit, adding new debris to Earth's crowded orbital environment. The fragmentation raises fresh concerns about collision risks for active satellites and crewed spacecraft, and about the long-term problem of space debris left by decades of military launches.
Why now: Breaking apart of an old spy satellite creates orbital debris, a topic of ongoing concern to space watchers.
Farrah FawcettUS intelligence satellite programEarth orbit
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