12. Could these hurt the Space Station? What would we do? (A K2S Question)

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A large object (which in this case might mean a few inches across or bigger) could cause some damage, but the chances of this happening are very small. The Station probably gets hit by very tiny objects quite often, but these don't produce any significant damage.

Answer provided by Alan Hale, Ph.D. & Capt. USN (Ret.) William Readdy


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