Article by Kenneth Garger April 25, 2021 (nypost.com)
• On April 24th, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft blasted off to rendezvous with the International Space Station. But as they approached the space station, US Space Command warned the crew of a possible collision with an unknown object. (see 8 second video below)
• “[T]here wasn’t time to compute and execute a debris avoidance maneuver with confidence, so the SpaceX team elected to have the crew don their pressure suits out of an abundance of caution,” said NASA spokesperson Kelly Humphries.
• The object ultimately passed about 28 miles from the spacecraft. Crew Dragon Endeavour made it to the International Space Station and “there was no real danger to the crew or the spacecraft,” assured Humphries.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft had a close call with an unidentified
object before reaching the International Space Station, a report said.
US Space Command warned the crew aboard the spacecraft of a possible collision with an unknown object after launching into orbit on Friday, Futurism reported.
“The possibility of the conjunction came so close to the closest approach time that there wasn’t time to compute and execute a debris
avoidance maneuver with confidence, so the SpaceX team elected to have the crew don their pressure suits out of an abundance of caution,” NASA spokesperson Kelly Humphries told Futurism.
At its closest point, the object passed about 28 miles away from the spacecraft, the report said.
Ultimately, “there was no real danger to the crew or the spacecraft,” Humphries told the outlet.
Crew Dragon Endeavour made it to the International Space Station on Saturday.
8 second video of object streaking past the Space X capsule (‘Rohan Tom’ YouTube)
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