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The so-called '''Spacecraft Cemetery''' is an area in the southern [[Pacific Ocean]] 3900 km |
The so-called '''Spacecraft Cemetery''' is an area in the southern [[Pacific Ocean]] 3900 km southeast of [[Wellington]], New Zealand,<ref>{{cite web|title=NZ spacecraft cemetery gets another skip from orbit |url=http://newszealand.blogspot.com/2007/01/nz-spacecraft-cemetery-gets-another.html|date=18 January 2007|accessdate=2009-02-11}}</ref> where [[spacecraft]], notably the defunct [[Mir]] [[space station]] and waste-filled [[Progress spacecraft|Progress]] cargo ships are and have been routinely deposited. It has been chosen for its remoteness, as not to endanger or harm human life. |
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Revision as of 06:14, 31 December 2010
The so-called Spacecraft Cemetery is an area in the southern Pacific Ocean 3900 km southeast of Wellington, New Zealand,[1] where spacecraft, notably the defunct Mir space station and waste-filled Progress cargo ships are and have been routinely deposited. It has been chosen for its remoteness, as not to endanger or harm human life.
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References
- ^ "NZ spacecraft cemetery gets another skip from orbit". 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
43°34′48″S 142°43′12″W / 43.58000°S 142.72000°W
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