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This is actually something that happens fairly regularly. Sometimes they even rotate the space station so the smallest frontal area is facing the debris cloud.
by exabrial 2y ago
This is actually something that happens fairly regularly. Sometimes they even rotate the space station so the smallest frontal area is facing the debris cloud.
- belter 2y agoSounds stressful...Wake up, shower, dress, then have breakfast with your ISS colleagues, while keeping up with the latest edition of the Orbital Debris News! Orbital Debris Quarterly News: https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/ODQNv28i2.pdf https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/ODQNv... Nasa Orbital Debris Program: https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/# https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/#
- FireBeyond 2y agoSlightly tongue in cheek, but the astronauts on board are not going to be the ones doing the mission planning around debris checks - that will be coordinated from the ground.
- philipwhiuk 2y agoIt's not. Shelter actions are pretty rare.