ISS nearly clobbered by space debris

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Submission + - ISS nearly clobbered by space debris (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by erice on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @11:12PM

erice writes: A chuck of space debris came within 334 meters of the space station, forcing the crews to their escape capsules and prepare for emergency evacuation to Earth.

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