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Russian satellite disintegrates in space, forcing ISS astronauts to take shelter

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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A defunct Russian satellite has disintegrated into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in a orbit around the Earth is enlarged. agencies said. There … Read more

ISS astronauts seek shelter in Boeing Starliner and other return spacecraft after satellites disintegrate on June 26

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A white space capsule seen through a window in space, above Earth.

Nine astronauts on the space station briefly moved to their docked return spacecraft late Wednesday (June 26) when a satellite in low Earth orbit disintegrated. The crew of Expedition 71 of the International Space Station (ISS) took off to their three spacecraft, including Boeing Starliner, shortly after 9:00 PM EDT (02:00 GMT), according to a … Read more