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ISS Nearly Clobbered By Space Debris

Posted by Soulskill on from the shades-of-kessler dept.

erice writes "A chuck of space debris came within 335 meters of the space station, forcing the crews to head to their escape capsules and prepare for emergency evacuation to Earth. '[NASA's] Associate Administrator for Space Operations, Bill Gerstenmaier, said it was the closest a debris object had ever come to the station. An analysis was now underway to try to understand its origin, he added.'"

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  1. A Chuck...? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about a Bob or a John of space debris? Hmmmm?

  2. Unacceptable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Clearly we need astronauts who are better at playing Asteroids.

  3. Origin? by Macrat · · Score: 3, Funny

    An analysis was now underway to try to understand its origin.

    A small planet called Krypton.

  4. Re:It's origin... by Rashdot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe it was an excess apostrophe.

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  5. Re:I get that space is big and all... by NoZart · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exactly! It should be called a near hit!!!!! (George Carlin)

  6. Re:Magnetize! by Alsee · · Score: 3, Funny

    A South monopole or a North monopole would get pulled towards the earth's North or South pole. If we want it to keep going around in orbit we better make it an East or West monopole :)

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