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    Out of Reach and Gas, Spy Satellite Starts Fall to Earth

    A spy satellite which could contain hazardous materials is out of control, but the National Security Council says "appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation." Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, analyzes the space program and blogs about it on Jonathan's Space Report.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    A spy satellite which could contain hazardous materials is out of control, but the National Security Council says "appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation." Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, analyzes the space program and blogs about it on Jonathan's Space Report.

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jonathan McDowell

      Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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    Presidential Politics in a Time of Transition
    1. 1:29In a Blow to Clinton, Ted Kennedy Endorses Obama
    2. 7:47South Carolina, Florida and the State of the Union
    3. 40:53Out of Reach and Gas, Spy Satellite Starts Fall to EarthYou’re reading this
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