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Fermi space telescope almost hit by old Soviet satellite

Submit on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 22:54

On 29 March 2012, the science team for NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope learned that the defunct Kosmos 1805 spy satellite would pass too close for comfort on 4 April. An evasive manoeuvre was successfully performed.

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