We almost lost all our orbit-based tech – only 20 m of open space saved us #satellite #space

Humanity dodged a bullet. An orbiting space bullet. Not an asteroid, but our own technology: A NASA and Russian satellite missed each other by only 20 meters at 0634 GMT on February 28, 2024. This was well within the uncertainty range; they could well have collided. Brian Dunning (paywall) So what, you say? Here’s what: […]