added 2007 Wed Mar 28 17:38:35 by TechnologyExpert
Flaming space junk from a Russian satellite narrowly missed hitting a Chilean airliner over the Pacific Ocean, reports said Wednesday. The pilot of a LAN Chile Airbus A340 en route to New Zealand told air traffic controllers he had seen pieces of flaming space junk falling about 8 kilometres (4 miles) in front of the plane and behind it, TV3 said.
Flaming space junk from a Russian satellite narrowly missed hitting a Chilean airliner over the Pacific Ocean, reports said Wednesday. The pilot of a LAN Chile Airbus A340 en route to New Zealand told air traffic controllers he had seen pieces of flaming space junk falling about 8 kilometres (4 miles) in front of the plane and behind it, TV3 said.
