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NEWS ABOUT: space junk

space junk stories: 3 news summaries

 Approaching Debris 
 Doesn't Stop Spacewalk 

Space junk may come within 2 miles of station, shuttle

Sep 3, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Two astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk to install a new tank of space-station coolant today as a large piece of orbiting junk headed their way. The old rocket part was expected to pass early tomorrow within 2 miles of the shuttle-station complex, considered a safe distance by NASA specialists.... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • spacewalk • Discovery • space junk • Danny Olivas • Christer Fuglesang

 Mystery East Coast Fireball 
 Was a Russian Rocket 

Naval Observatory 99% sure explosion was remains of Soyuz booster

Mar 31, 09 2:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fireball that lit up parts of the East Coast Sunday night was almost certainly the exploding remains of a Russian rocket, a US Naval Observatory official tells Space.com. The second stage of the Soyuz rocket was slated to enter the atmosphere at the time and place the fireball... More »

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astronomy • rocket • space debris • East Coast • Soyuz • space junk

 Astros Fire Up 
 Thrusters to 
 Dodge Trash 

 Space junk becomes increasing concern

Mar 23, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Discovery's astronauts fired thrusters yesterday to maneuver the million-pound International Space Station out of the path of approaching space junk, the third such threat to the orbiting lab in two weeks, reports Space.com. The four-inch chunk of debris—from a Chinese rocket that broke apart in 2000—was heading... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • International Space Station • Discovery space shuttle • space junk

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