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ISS Evacuation

refusetolose · 2011-06-28 14:57:59

6 members of the iss have been evacuated to avoid approaching debris http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2009073/Astronauts-evacuate-space-station-avoid-space-junk-hurtling-them.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

28-06-2011 2:57pm

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refusetolose

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6 members of the iss have been evacuated to avoid approaching debris

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2009073/Astronauts-evacuate-space-station-avoid-space-junk-hurtling-them.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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#2 28-06-2011 8:57pm

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Low Earth Orbit is full of space junk. It's a huge problem that is getting worse by the year.

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#3 29-06-2011 7:48am

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Thats crazy ! Putting the crew and the station at risk.
We will have to do something about the space junk or we may end up creating a planetary cage, floating around us.

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#4 29-06-2011 7:51am

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I read on NASA's facebook that the chances of loss of crew and vehicle due to debris is as high as 1:314 - that's astounding...

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#5 29-06-2011 9:38am

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820ft is nothing is space!!

Time to research force shields or point defense lasers methinks!

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#6 29-06-2011 10:15am

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Wonder did they get any picture of this stuff ?

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