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Cartwright Warns Debris From Satellites Colliding May Create Space Dead Zone For Years

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Friday, February 13th, 2009

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By Dave Ahearn The huge debris field from the collision of an Iridium Satellite LLC spacecraft and a defunct Russian satellite may create a large danger-filled zone where no spacecraft can enter safely, a space threat that could last for years, according to Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Cartwright spoke yesterday before a space symposium of the Marshall Institute, a Washington think tank, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at the Chamber headquarters…

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