Space Junk Forces Spacewalk Delay, Too Risky For Astronauts
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NASA halted a spacewalk because of debris that could cause damage to the International Space Station or pierce an astronaut's suit.
NASA called off a spacewalk 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 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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