Saturday, March 24, 2012

Space Junk Nearly Hits Astronauts Forcing Them To Flee To Capsules

This is a follow up to the 2008 articles Space Pollution and Space Pollution - Part 2. Today, space debris nearly took out a group of astronauts, forcing them to see refuge in their space capsules. Talk about a "Maalox moment." Space exploration is a fantastic concept, but each nation involved in said ventures, must do its part to minimize and clean up space junk.

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Space Station Crew Scrambles as Debris Passes Nearby