Expert sees possible satellite loss in Leonid meteor storm
The 1998 Leonid meteor storm coming up Nov. 17 will threaten all of the 500 to 600 satellites in Earth orbit, but even though the storm is expected to be the worst since 1966 the odds are that only one or two satellites will suffer a "major" impact, according to the top expert in orbital debris at...
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