Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


 UPDATED 
0

NASA: Debris Will Miss Space Station

Share

(AP) – NASA gave the all-clear to the international space station tonight, telling its astronauts they would not need to steer away from an orbiting piece of satellite junk. Experts had been keeping close tabs on the debris all day, at one point believing it might pass within a half-mile of the space station tomorrow, just ahead of the shuttle Discovery's arrival.

Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, participates in a spacewalk Tuesday March 10, 2009 to perform maintenance on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, participates in a spacewalk Tuesday March 10, 2009 to perform maintenance on the International Space Station.   (AP Photo/NASA)
The Russian segment of the international space station. The crew of the space station survived a close call with space junk Thursday, March 12, 2009.
The Russian segment of the international space station. The crew of the space station survived a close call with space junk Thursday, March 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/NASA)
Space shuttle Discovery and a seven member crew lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Sunday, March 15, 2009. The crew will deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Discovery and a seven member crew lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Sunday, March 15, 2009. The crew will deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.24.09
Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar
11.23.09
Books Are Bad for You
0 comments
VIEWING:
 
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

382 Stories

 Atlantis Crew Finishes Mission 

Astronauts complete final spacewalk

Nov 23, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis finished the final spacewalk of their mission at the International Space Station today, clearing the way for their return Wednesday. Astronauts Robert Satcher and Randy Bresnik installed a science experiment that will test how materials, including a new kind of Teflon, hold up to... More »

MORE ABOUT:
NASA • astronauts • space shuttle • Houston • International Space Station • spacewalk • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Teflon • Bobby Satcher • Randolph Bresnik

 Orbiting Astronaut a New Dad 

Bresnik takes first spacewalk as wife delivers baby No. 2 at home

Nov 22, 09 9:14 AM CST
(AP) - Randolph Bresnik is a new dad, and almost literally over the moon—a day after taking his first spacewalk, the astronaut this morning announced the birth of his daughter, Abigail. His wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their second child back home in Houston last night at 11:04pm CST. They... More »

MORE ABOUT:
astronauts • birth • International Space Station • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Randolph Bresnik

 Space Shuttle Lifts Off Safely 

Atlantis heads for space station loaded with spare parts

Nov 16, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Space shuttle Atlantis took off without a hitch this afternoon, departing Cape Canaveral, Fla., for the International Space Station. After a cloudy morning, the weather improved and the spacecraft lifted off on schedule at 2:28pm, carrying six astronauts—half of them first-timers in space—and two carriers filled with... More »

MORE ABOUT:
NASA • Atlantis • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Cape Canaveral • Atlantis Space Shuttle

382 Stories

Copyright 2009 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP contributed to this report.



Science & Health 
TwitterFollow @NewserScience on Twitter

 
NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • space debris

from our news partners