Space junk delays scheduled repairs to International Space Station

In a first, NASA delayed a spacewalk set for Tuesday morning after space debris capable of puncturing an astronaut’s suit was detected.

Two U.S. astronauts were scheduled to replace a bad antenna outside the International Space Station, a mission that would have taken six hours. However, Mission Control said it noticed the debris could come within striking distance of the space station and its inhabitants. Due to a lack of time to determine the likelihood of the astronauts getting hit, NASA rescheduled the walk for Thursday.