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Space Station & Shuttle Evade Debris

Posted by michael on from the space-slalom dept.

T.Hobbes writes: "There's an article at the BBC about the shuttle had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid the close (5km) transit of some rocket debris, and how the fuel consumed has cut short the shuttle's stay in orbit by one day. NASA also has an article about it." I know that minor maneuvers are common, but this one seems like a rather major move. Anyone want to bet on how long it will be before we have to establish some sort of clean-up effort in space?

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  1. Re:This is cool by pinkj · · Score: 1, Troll

    'For some reason this reminds me of the movie Armageddon.'

    Why would anyone WANT to be reminded of the movie Armegeddon?

  2. Re:They were moving the ISS, not just the shuttle by Ubi_NL · · Score: 1, Troll

    That's three russian solutions, of which none is sure.
    Other countries must have thought of this I presume. If all relies on getting a space shuttle up there it's just a matter of waiting untill bad weather prevents the shuttle to launch in time

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  3. Re:They were moving the ISS, not just the shuttle by Peter+Dyck · · Score: 1, Troll
    That's three russian solutions, of which none is sure.

    What do you mean these solutions are not sure? Are you a technical expert on the matter or just bashing the Russian space technology and expertise?

    If it's the latter one, I'd strongly suggest you consider the fact that Soviet Union/Russia is the only country that managed to maintain a working space station in orbit for decades, provided most of the low-cost heavy lifting for ISS building and is currently edging ahead of NASA and ESA when it comes to commercialising space and good PR.