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Space hazards are real

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A small piece of space junk or naturally occurring celestial debris created the tiny hole in one of the space station's wing-like solar arrays at some point in the outpost's 14-year history in orbit. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield spotted the puncture and posted a photo of it on Twitter on Monday (April 29).

"Bullet hole — a small stone from the universe went through our solar array," Hadfield wrote, suspecting the hole was caused by a tiny space rock called a micrometeoroid. "Glad it missed the hull." [Chris Hadfield's Video Guide to Life in Space]
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Source: 'Bullet Hole' Spotted in Space Station Solar Wing (Photo) | Space.com

Space travel is hazardous which is one reason I've been fonder of sending robots first.

Bob Wilson

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