Incoming!(satellite's power failure leads to potential crashing of the satellite on Earth)(Brief article) From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: February 11, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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[1] WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It sounds like a science fiction movie. A U.S. spy satellite flies out of control and could crash to Earth at any time. No one knows where it will hit. Think it couldn't happen? Think again. U.S. government officials say an old spy satellite, a huge hunk of metal and computers about the size of a school bus. has lost power and is falling toward Earth. It could crash through the atmosphere sometime in February or March. Gordon Johndroe, a spokesperson for the National Security Council in Washington, D.C., told reporters the ...

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