http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=international-space-station-crew-se-2009-03-12
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/13/content_11002170.htm
The first link above reports the size of the object as about 5 inches, the other says 1/3 inch. I suspect the first is more accurate (although a 1/3 inch object would still pack a punch at 32,000 km/h)
Int. Space Station crew seek refuge during debris scare
-
Topic authorChuft-Captain
- Posts: 1779
- Joined: 18.12.2005
- With us: 18 years 11 months
Int. Space Station crew seek refuge during debris scare
"Is a planetary surface the right place for an expanding technological civilization?"
-- Gerard K. O'Neill (1969)
CATALOG SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING TOOLS LAGRANGE POINTS
-- Gerard K. O'Neill (1969)
CATALOG SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING TOOLS LAGRANGE POINTS
- LordFerret
- Posts: 737
- Joined: 24.08.2006
- Age: 68
- With us: 18 years 3 months
- Location: NJ USA
Re: Int. Space Station crew seek refuge during debris scare
I followed that for a bit, the "condition red". What amazes me is that they could detect an object that size and at that speed. Makes me wonder of what else they're really capable of!