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A Delta II fragment struck the station's path and forced them into the escape capsule
A Delta II fragment heads for the International Space Station, forcing a crew into a cramped escape capsule - did they make it?
A Delta II fragment struck the station's path and forced them into the escape capsule
In this episode, we follow the sequence of events on March 12, 2009, when orbital debris from a 1993 Delta II rocket endangered the International Space Station and forced its crew into an escape capsule. The episode traces the days leading up to the close approach and the skills and decisions that mattered - what happened next hangs in the balance.
Person: Yury Valentinovich…
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