[amsat-bb] Re: Chilean plane escapes flaming space junk

William Leijenaar wrote:

Hi AMSATs,

Read the following news about space debris nearly hit a passenger plane !!

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=4122%C2%A7ionid=3510206

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4008929a10.html

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Hoi William,

And, perhaps, both websites have the same wrong story.

The discussion amongst satellite observers (visual, as opposed to radio) claims that the progress rocket was still docked to the ISS when this event occurred. The visual observers group say progress came down at the time predicted by the Russian authorities.

What the pilot saw was space junk, but not the progress rocket.

Groeten

Sil - ZL2CIA