Debris Gives Space Station Crew Members a 29,000-M.P.H. Close Call

krashkart · 06-29-11, 01:13 PM

1,100 feet is cutting it pretty close.

I wish I could remember where I read a firsthand account of a similar encounter, from a Russian cosmonaut aboard the Mir. He said he was looking out a window one day and saw a chunk of twisted metal the size of a chair coming toward them.

Gerald · 06-29-11, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

1,100 feet is cutting it pretty close.

I wish I could remember where I read a firsthand account of a similar encounter, from a Russian cosmonaut aboard the Mir. He said he was looking out a window one day and saw a chunk of twisted metal the size of a chair coming toward them.

I say,

razark · 06-29-11, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

1,100 feet is cutting it pretty close.

And close calls are usually measured in kilometers...

Gerald · 06-29-11, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

And close calls are usually measured in kilometers...

True,

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