(..) - Well, we have a full-on chain reaction. It's been confirmed that it's the unintentional side effect of the Russians striking one of their own satellites. They shot down their own satellite? - Right of disposal. Most likely a spy sat gone bad. Now it's shrapnel. Explorer, ready to disengage HST. (..)

(..) Yeah, well, call me a genius if I can get this board initialized in the next hour. Explorer, this is Houston. - Go ahead, Houston. NORAD reports a Russian satellite has incurred a missile strike. The impact has created a cloud of debris orbiting at twenty thousand miles per hour. (..)