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giant hunk of space junk

Friday, July 25, 2008 18:23 1

The Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) is a 1400-lb., double-wide refrigerator-sized hunk o junk that was thrown overboard from the International Space Station on July 23, 2007. At the time, the castaway was in a high orbit and barely visible from Earth’s surface.
Not anymore: Twelve months later, with its orbit decaying, the EAS has become easy [...]

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