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Space Junk

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Everything seemed normal in space. Astronauts were hard at work on the International Space Station. Suddenly, alarms sounded. Mission Control ordered them to abandon the station. They rushed to the escape pod, where they waited for further orders. What was the emergency?

A small piece of space junk was speeding toward the space station at 28,000 kilometers (17,500 miles) per hour. Mission Control feared it would slam into the station. Ten minutes later, Mission Control sent an all-clear order. Phew! The station was safe.

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