HOUSTON (NASA PR) — The evening of Monday, Nov. 29, NASA received a debris notification for the International Space Station. Due to the lack of opportunity to properly assess the risk it could pose to the astronauts, teams have decided to delay the spacewalk planned for Tuesday, Nov. 30 until more information is available. The space station schedule and operations are able to easily accommodate the delay of the spacewalk. The latest information and future spacewalk dates will be shared on https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation.
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Editor’s Note: Although the NASA announcement doesn’t say so specifically, the debris is likely from a recent Russian anti-satellite test that destroyed a derelict Soviet military satellite. The resulting debris forced the seven occupants of the station to take shelter in their Soyuz and Crew Dragon return vehicles.