Have you ever pondered the quiet chaos above us? On February 10th, 2009, a Russian military satellite and an American communication satellite碰撞ed in the vast expanse of space above Siberia. Each was racing at breakneck speed—nearly 36,000 kilometers per hour. The result? A celestial traffic accident that spawned thousands of debris pieces, cluttering one of the busiest space thoroughfares.
在遥远的太空,一场悄无声息的危机正在酝酿。2009年2月10日,西伯利亚上空,一场意外改变了一切。俄罗斯军事卫星与美国通信卫星相撞,两颗卫星以每小时近36,000公里的速度擦肩而过,造成了数以千计的碎片,这些太空垃圾在地球最繁忙的太空通道中横冲直撞。