WASHINGTON (AP) -- A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket is forcing six space station astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules early Saturday....
Space Junk Threatens Station Astronauts
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press: Nation
Fri, 03/23/2012 - 7:03pm
Topics: astronauts astronomy space space junk space station
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