Int. Space Station crew seek refuge during debris scare

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Int. Space Station crew seek refuge during debris scare

Post #1by Chuft-Captain » 12.03.2009, 22:53

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) :o :mrgreen:
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Re: Int. Space Station crew seek refuge during debris scare

Post #2by LordFerret » 15.03.2009, 00:42

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. 8O Makes me wonder of what else they're really capable of!


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