Russian Motor Spontaneously Explodes in Orbit, Creating Debris Cloud - Gizmodo

In space for nearly 15 years, the discarded object was like a "time bomb."

An old Russian motor thats been aimlessly floating through space for more than a decade has finally met its demise in a sudden explosion, producing at least 16 shards of orbital debris that now threa… [+3531 chars]

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