11. Has the Space Station ever been hit by asteroids, comets or meteors? (A K2S Question)

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The Space Station probably gets hit by very tiny (dust particle size) objects quite often. It is possible that larger objects could hit the Space Station, but this is very unlikely.

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


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