Shuttle, space station dodge debris
Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 20:56
in Astronomy & Space
A piece of a satellite is approaching their orbit, so the shuttle powers the space station out of the way. Ten days ago, another piece of junk menaced the station. With his ship still docked at the International Space Station, shuttle commander Lee Archambault fired up Discovery's steering jets Sunday to move the linked craft into a new position that will reduce their chances of colliding with a piece of space junk.