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Groundbreaking satellite ends nine year mission with controlled crash
Groundbreaking NASA satellite the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory plunges from a high orbit in a planned re entry. Engineers fire final rockets guiding the 17-ton craft to a Pacific Ocean target with debris including aluminum I beams and titanium parts.
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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Pacific Ocean
NASA
Compton
Tom Quinn
Air Force
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Quinn
Neil Gehrels
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Space Agency
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Mexico City
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Miami
Ed Weiler
U.S. Space Station
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