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Trash Debris Passed The International Space Station
Moscow - Space Debris waste through the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, forcing the crew to evacuate the rescue plane, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA).
Debris "safely pass in front of the ISS", explains that the U.S. space agency in the social networking Twitter, reports RIA Novosti.
A total of six crew members were told it's safe to return to normal duties.
NASA describes the waste is a residual military communications satellite collision Comsos 2251 Russia's already not working with a commercial Iridium spacecraft belonging to the U.S. in February 2009.
Meanwhile, the Soyuz spacecraft is used to transport crew to and from ISS 'mission ended well for normal as well as a rescue plane, "explained NASA.
Before entering into the capsule, the crew - consisting of two Americans, three Russians and Dutch astronaut - all hatch cover on the ISS.
NASA earlier said it expected to pass through the debris with a distance of 14.8 kilometers ISS underneath.
This is the third time the crew was asked to do the same procedure related a similar incident in 2009 and 2011.
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