Astronauts Huddle it Out!

[Steve_A]

Hi Everybody,

The astronauts at the space station have huddled down in the Soyuz spacecraft as a whole lot of space debris flies by.

This is happening now so I don't have any more news at the moment except that they're still alive.

It appears that there is lots of stuff happening all of a sudden in space, with collisions, fireballs and meteorites all flying by and near.

Will the Space Shuttle set off today? Doubt it.

Best regards,

Steve

[iainl140285]

Originally Posted by Steve_A

Hi Everybody,

The astronauts at the space station have huddled down in the Soyuz spacecraft as a whole lot of space debris flies by.

This is happening now so I don't have any more news at the moment except that they're still alive.

It appears that there is lots of stuff happening all of a sudden in space, with collisions, fireballs and meteorites all flying by and near.

Will the Space Shuttle set off today? Doubt it.

Best regards,

Steve

We should watch and see if the shuttle becomes a rescue mission ...


Iain

[burgundia]

Sol Invictus and his thread comes to mind......

[alyscat]

From the NY Times

The three-member crew of the International Space Station climbed into the Soyuz spacecraft for 11 minutes on Thursday afternoon as a small but potentially dangerous piece of an old rocket motor whizzed past.

The space debris was about five inches wide and although the odds of a collision were small, “It’s enough we were worried about the crew, and they were taking an abundance of caution,” said Josh Byerly, a spokesman for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.

[Steve_A]

Hi alyscat,

I gave no more information about the occurrance because the peice of debris was not only small, but also around three miles away.

Is that considered a near miss? For NASA apparently yes.

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by alyscat

From the NY Times

The three-member crew of the International Space Station climbed into the Soyuz spacecraft for 11 minutes on Thursday afternoon as a small but potentially dangerous piece of an old rocket motor whizzed past.

The space debris was about five inches wide and although the odds of a collision were small, “It’s enough we were worried about the crew, and they were taking an abundance of caution,” said Josh Byerly, a spokesman for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.