ISS Canadarm Damaged by Space Junk
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ISS Canadarm Damaged by Space Junk
Given the quantity of debris in orbit, I am surprised that this sort of occurrence does not happen more frequently.
ISS v. Space Junk
- Ed
ISS v. Space Junk
- Ed
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"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space."
... which is a good thing in this case!
... which is a good thing in this case!
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The problem is that near Earth orbit is not so big. A couple of decent sized satellites colliding in NEO could be devastating to the rest, not to mention the ISS and those astronauts/cosmonauts within. 
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Last edited by TURIN; 2nd June 2021 at 23:16.
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Did the Chinese launch a junk into space?
https://www.space.com/space-station-...-spacex-crew-3
I'll get my coat now.
https://www.space.com/space-station-...-spacex-crew-3
I'll get my coat now.
