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Old 02-12-09, 12:41 PM   #1
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Default Russian, U.S. satellites collide in space

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Two satellites, one Russian and one American, have collided some 800 kilometers (500 miles) above Siberia, the Russian and U.S. space agencies, said Thursday.
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Old 02-12-09, 12:43 PM   #2
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Strange that the Russkie one happened to be an old military satellite, eh?

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It's Bush's fault
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No its Obamas fault!
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Old 02-12-09, 12:59 PM   #5
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I'm blaming the faulty traffic light
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Im supprised that this kind of thing doesent happen more often given the amount of junk up there.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/sc...rssnyt&emc=rss

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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Two satellites, one Russian and one American, have collided some 800 kilometers (500 miles) above Siberia, the Russian and U.S. space agencies, said Thursday.

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Calm down, surely the insurance policy will paid the damages. Or the Russian hadn´t a valid traffic license? Or the insurer is AIG?
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