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	12,000 objects in orbit (Photo)

Communicator

2-15-2009 4:58 PM

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earth, space, satellite

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Available in HD here: http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/02/12/1792539.aspx?GT1=43001

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2-15-2009 6:49 PM

tanyamm

We're lucky we haven't been hit by more space junk.

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