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Chris Bergin
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Via an L2 presentation from August:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/09/nasa-managers-fragmentation-risks-uars-heads-back-earth/
I wrote it up to cover the UARS return story - specific thread for UARS:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26719.0
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Solar sails have been proposed as a method of de-orbiting satellites, do they provide the accuracy to ensure future satellites end up in the ocean? Rather than crash on land with avoiding risk of hitting a building or person.
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