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Satellite Debris Forces ISS Crew Into Rescue Craft

Muad'Dave writes "CNN is reporting that the crew of the International Space Station was forced to take refuge from a possible collision of the ISS with a piece of space debris Thursday. From the article: 'Floating debris from a satellite forced the crew of the international space station to retreat to a safety capsule Thursday, according to a NASA news release. .. The debris was too close for the space station to move out of the way, so the station's three crew members were temporarily evacuated to a the station's Soyuz TMA-13 capsule, NASA said.'" Update: 03/12 18:42 GMT by T : The original story incorrectly said the ISS had 18 crew members. Luckily for the three in the Soyuz, that was a mistake.

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  1. Re:Nice reporting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Soyez can hold 3. I would love to know how they put 18 in there..

    The same way you put 50 Jews into a VW Beetle. Three in the seats and the remainder in the ashtray.

  2. Re:Nice reporting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Soyez can hold 3. I would love to know how they put 18 in there..

    The same way you put 50 Jews into a VW Beetle. Three in the seats and the remainder in the ashtray.

    That's fucked up!

  3. Re:Nice reporting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    It's not what you think. They weren't cremated, someone told them that there was a nickel in the bottom of the ashtray and they dived in after it.