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Re:NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth ... by Shekelphile on Saturday August 24, 2024 @05:09PM (#41341522)
> I hope it does not. We do not need more space debris in orbit or more risk to the station and crew.

Even if such an explosion happened the debris wouldn't be around for long, stuff in LEO will fall back to earth quite quickly without stationkeeping.

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Re:NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth ... by akira2501 on Saturday August 24, 2024 @05:30PM (#41341698)
Vehicles in LEO have taken near catastrophic strikes before. There's a better safety margin, but it's not reduced to zero.
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