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Chunk of Debris Nearly Hit SpaceX CrewDragon as It Carried Astronauts to the ISS
Astronauts with SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission are now safely aboard the International Space Station, but a tense moment emerged earlier when an unidentified piece of space debris threatened the CrewDragon capsule.

According to a statement from U.S. Space Command, as obtained by the AP, the near collision was actually a false alarm. Space Command spokeswoman Lt. Col. Erin Dick said the initial reports indicated a potential threat to CrewDragon, but “we quickly realized this was a reporting error,” she wrote in an email. There “was never a collision threat because there was no object at risk of colliding with the capsule,” according to Dick, adding that more information will be made available later this week following an investigation.
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