Unknown space debris approaching ISS, astronauts take shelter

[nilbog]

Interesting, hope the astronauts are safe.

Flight controllers in Mission Control Houston, with assistance from U.S. Space Command, are tracking an unknown piece of space debris expected to pass within several kilometers of the International space Station. An avoidance maneuver is scheduled to take place using the Russian Progress resupply spacecraft currently docked to the aft end of the Zvezda service module at 4:19 p.m. CT. Out of an abundance of caution, the Expedition 63 crew will relocate to their Soyuz spacecraft until the debris has passed by the station. The time of closest approach is 5:21 p.m. CT.

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[Slayven]

Is it coming from space or is orbiting space trash

 

[Euler007]

Who had alien invasion for their September 2020 bingo card?

 

[Gashprex]

 

[retroman]

It's Tom Cruise, isn't it?

 

[Crispy75]

Is it coming from space or is orbiting space trash

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Orbiting. This is a semi-regular occurence.

 

[Kinthey]

The Exp 63 crew has relocated to its Soyuz crew ship.

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Damn all ready to evacuate

 

[Cross-Section]

2020, I swear...

 

[buttzilla]

I swear to god if this year gives us the Kessler Syndrome

 

[gnexus]

probably bits of the plasma tanks the aliens burnt off as they sped away at lightspeed from the horror that is planet Earth

 

[Einchy]

2020, I swear...

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Not even space is safe!

 

[Goddo Hando]

where's the space force. how come they aren't protecting the ISS?????

 

[HStallion]

I've seen Gravity, I know how this works.

 

[Tunesmith]

It's Tom Cruise, isn't it?

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Was thinking about making that joke

Glad they're safe!

 

[Gernau Morat Gurgeh]

This is why we need the Toybox and her crew

 

[JaseMath]

 

[Volimar]

Hope they stay safe and there's no damage to the station.

 

[Zen]

This is why it needs laser turrets! And armor plates! And force fields!

 

[smurfx]

Who had alien invasion for their September 2020 bingo card?

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i really don't want kessler syndrome to be 2020s chery on top.

 

[Corporal]

It's a regular occurrence and they've always erred in the side of caution (for good reason too), but still, good to see that they're safe and sound.

 

[jett]

When's Planetes going to become an actual thing?

The story of Planetes follows the crew of the DS-12 "Toy Box" of the Space Debris Section, a unit of Technora Corporation. Debris Section's purpose is to prevent the damage or destruction of satellites, space stations and spacecraft from collision with debris in Earth's and the Moon's orbits.

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[Afrikan]

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Glad they are safe... this thread also just reminded me that space station shooting game (Boundary) should be releasing soon.

Edit- nevermind still says 2020/soon.

 

[Lulu]

this thread is gonna be filled with some pretty sick references. Tag yourself now so you can see some pretty epic gifs and imgs in the future

 

[CrazyIvan1978]

So, the time has passed, are they safe?

 

[Mona]

When's Planetes going to become an actual thing?

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welp, found a new show to check out

 

[MadZero]

When's Planetes going to become an actual thing?

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Amazing show, seems to be accurate too! 😂

 

[8byte]

So, the time has passed, are they safe?

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I believe they were able to move out of the way.

 

[gblues]

insert Fantastic Four joke here

 

[selfnoise]

If you see any black goo don't touch it; that's Typhon.

 

[Transistor]

When's Planetes going to become an actual thing?

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Love that show so much

 

[Gernau Morat Gurgeh]

Glad it turned out alright.

Planetes is fantastic bit of hard sci fi. Watch or read it.

 

[davepoobond]

Gravity is retroactively a documentary I guess