ISS Nearly Clobbered By Space Debris 131
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.'"
Re:How was it discovered? (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Unacceptable (Score:2, Interesting)
We need astronauts who read/watch Planetes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetes
It is a story about people who collect space debris in the future.