'There Was No Object': SpaceX Crew-2 Near-Miss With Space Junk A 'False Alarm'
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A U.S. Space Command spokesperson confirmed that it had been a "false alarm"
It showed astronauts' preparedness for such events amid the space junk problem
Astronauts aboard the SpaceX CrewDragon were asked to prepare for a possible collision with space debris last week. But the threat turned out to be a false alarm.
Just hours after the CrewDragon launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 23, Crew-2 mission astronauts aboard the spacecraft were notified about a possible collision with space junk. The astronauts were already preparing for bed at the time, Gizmodo