Spent stage from NASA's Galileo splashes down off South African coast
GALILEO DEBRIS: The spent inertial upper stage that first sent NASA's Galileo spacecraft on its way to Jupiter in 1989 re-entered Earth's atmosphere at 3:53 a.m. on Feb. 20 and landed in the ocean off the west coast of South Africa, according to NASA. A significant portion of the 11-foot long...
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