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Topic started on 12-3-2009 @ 10:53 AM by Phage

I'm listening to the live feed from the ISS right now.
www.nasa.gov...

There seems to be a piece of space junk which may be on a collision course with the ISS. As a precaution, the astronauts are going to relocate into the Soyuz. I don't think this is a drill.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 10:55 AM by operation mindcrime

Do you have an estimated time of impact??

Thanks for the heads up!!..

S+F

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 10:57 AM by Phage

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I caught the last part of the conversation about the object. They are closing hatches right now.

I missed the timing.

[edit on 3/12/2009 by Phage]

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:01 AM by Chadwickus

Scary stuff, what if the ISS goes down...

It'll set space exploration back decades!

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:05 AM by guessing

Thanks Phage, I have been wondering where that was gonna end up....

don' forget to duck...

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:06 AM by Now_Then

I'm listening right now... Or I would be if they were saying anything! Oh there we go a hatch is closed. Would that be the souez capsule hatch? are they literally ready to abandon ship... how often does this happen?? Some Russian convo now

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:08 AM by Phage

They are now in the airlock.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:09 AM by Chadwickus

This is it then.

fingers crossed.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:12 AM by Phage

Don't expect to hear anything more until the transfer is completed. I don't know if we'll still be able to listen once they're in the Soyuz.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:15 AM by Phage

OK, 20 minutes until they move into Soyuz.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:15 AM by Chadwickus

Not in Soyuz yet

20mins till they need to be there

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:22 AM by CX

Thanks for the link.

Hopefully they'll be ok.

CX.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:27 AM by InfaRedMan

No mention of this on the 24hr news channels! Is this just everyday precautionary protocol or is this an out of the ordinary event?

IRM

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:30 AM by Phage

I'm pretty sure this is real. I wish I had heard more about the object. I don't know the threat level. But they wouldn't be moving into their "lifeboat" unless there's a good reason.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:31 AM by guessing

Originally posted by Chadwickus
This is it then.

fingers crossed.

glad you changed your avatar. I amn Kalgoorlie.. chemtrails block all veiws dammm

its going down...

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:32 AM by Hal9000

I wonder if the debris could be from that satellite collision that happened a while back? Maybe that's what their worried about.

Spaceweather.com has an article on tracking the satellite debris.

www.spaceweather.com...

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:32 AM by Now_Then

Just emailed sky news with the info... I know it's not the best site, but I was already had the site up.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:33 AM by Phage

reply to post by InfaRedMan

I heard earlier that they have cancelled several planned activities for today. That indicates this is not a routine exercise.

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:36 AM by cropmuncher

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Just listening in im sure the US guys were saying about getting ready to depart. Would that be from the iss into the soyez or the soyez from the iss?

Sorry - stupid question as your guess is a s good as mine i suppose.

[edit on 12/3/09 by cropmuncher]

reply posted on 12-3-2009 @ 11:36 AM by Chance321

Just heard that they will be leaving in Soyuz and NASA wishing them luck. Man, this isn't sounding good at all.

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