[Scan-DC] Space Station in Evacuation Mode

[Andrew]

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 From the BNO Newsroom.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (BNO NEWS) -- The International Space  
Station (ISS) crew is taking precautionary measures while it is  
awaiting a possible space debris collision, a NASA spokeswoman tells  
BNO News.

"A collision is possible and to avoid that, the crew will enter the  
Soyuz capsule at 12.34 p.m. EDT until 12.45 p.m. EDT to evacuate in  
case there is an impact," the spokeswoman said. The official described  
the possibility of an actual impact as "low" but said it is a rare  
event.

The size of the space debris is reported to be 0.009 meters. "Tracking  
data says the object will be within a 4.5 kilometer range," she added.

Further details were not immediately available.