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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 23 > Space station moves to avoid debris chunk

Space station moves to avoid debris chunk


March 23, 2009

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Confronted with orbiting junk again, NASA ordered the astronauts aboard the linked space station and shuttle Discovery to move out of the way of a piece of debris Sunday.

Discovery’s pilots fired their ship’s thrusters to reorient the two....

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