NASA tracks space junk headed toward space station

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 22:35 in Astronomy & Space

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The International Space Station might have to fire its thrusters to avoid a piece of space junk that could pass within two miles of the orbiting complex and its 13 astronauts, NASA said on Wednesday.

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