[Link] Russian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Draws Widespread Condemnation

Read: 17/11/2021 hackaday.com

On the morning of November 15, a Russian missile destroyed a satellite in orbit above Earth.

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[Link] NASA unveils asteroid-fighting spacecraft as it prepares for Armageddon-style mission test

Read: 7/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The spacecraft will be launched later this month as part of the space agency's first planetary defence test mission called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). It will direct itself at an asteroid while traveling at a speed of about 24,000 kilometres per hour.

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[Link] Thousands of kilometres from anywhere lies Point Nemo, a watery grave where space stations go to die

Read: 6/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

At the furthest point from any landmass on earth, and 4km under the sea, lies the space cemetery. When their outer space journeys come to an end, old satellites, rocket parts and space stations are sent to this desolate spot in the Pacific Ocean to rest on the dark seabed forever.

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