Space station may move to avoid passing junk

Published September 26, 2012 8:45pm ET



HOUSTON (AP) — The International Space Station may have to move to avoid some space junk.

NASA said debris from an old Russian satellite and a fragment from an Indian rocket could come too close to the station on Thursday. The station would be moved Thursday morning if necessary, NASA said Wednesday.

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