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Old March 29th 07, 02:57 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Near miss from space junk.

Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
Pieces of space junk from a Russian satellite coming out of orbit
narrowly missed hitting a jetliner over the Pacific Ocean overnight.


""On Christmas eve," said NORAD, "a Soviet Sputnik hit Africa."
India, Venezuela.
Texas, Kansas.
It's falling fast.
Peru, too.
It keeps coming.
It keeps coming.
It keeps coming...
And now I'm mad about space junk."

Matt Roberds