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4 unusual facts about Space debris


Space debris

The ESA telecommunications satellite Olympus-1 was hit by a meteor on 11 August 1993 and left adrift.

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In 1946, during the Giacobinid meteor shower, Helmut Landsberg collected several small magnetic particles that apparently are unintentionally associated with the shower.

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Olympus-1 was hit by a meteor on 11 August 1993 and left adrift.

TransHab

TransHab's inflatable shell consisted of multiple layers of blanket insulation, protection from orbital and meteoroid debris, an optimized restraint layer and a redundant bladder with a protective layer.


Shattered Horizon

Shattered Horizon is a first-person shooter where players fight in zero gravity surrounded by the broken remains of Earth's orbital infrastructure and billions of tons of rocky debris thrown into orbit by a huge explosion on the Moon.


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