[meteorite-list] Space junk re-entry just misses Chilean jet liner

From: Kevin Forbes <vk3ukf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:25:14 +1000
Message-ID: <BAY141-F340A5C5F8F42E034D7C886996C0_at_phx.gbl>

Burning space junk falls near passenger plane
NZPA | Wednesday, 28 March 2007

The Civil Aviation Authority will investigate how falling space junk came
within kilometres of a passenger flight into Auckland today.


The pilot of the Chilean plane saw the burning debris both in front and
behind the aircraft while flying across the Pacific before landing safely at
Auckland International Airport, One News reported tonight.

Russian authorities had warned an obsolete satellite was expected to fall in
the area, but it happened 12 hours early.

A CAA spokesman said details had not yet been passed on to the authority,
but a safety investigation would be launched once a report on the incident
was received.


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Kevin.

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