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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 defunct American Cold War-era reconnaissance satellite, reportedly nicknamed after actress Farrah Fawcett, has broken apart in orbit, adding debris to an already crowded near-Earth environment. The event draws attention to the growing problem of space junk from old military hardware and the risks fragmentation poses to active satellites and the International Space Station.
Why now: Space debris events threaten active satellites and the ISS, and the unusual Farrah Fawcett connection makes the story especially shareable
Farrah FawcettUnited StatesInternational Space Station
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