Space junk forces spacewalk delay, too risky for astronauts
The Hindu
It's the first time a spacewalk has been canceled because of threat from space junk
NASA called off a spacewalk on Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut's suit or damage the International Space Station.
Two U.S. astronauts were set to replace a bad antenna outside of the space station. But late on Monday night, Mission Control learned that a piece of orbiting debris might come dangerously close. There wasn’t enough time to assess the threat so station managers delayed the spacewalk until Thursday.
It's the first time a spacewalk has been canceled because of threat from space junk.
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