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pmMeAllofIt t1_je1z78b wrote

Reply to comment by AlarmingConsequence in Damaged Russian Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth — Roscosmos by Newgripper1221

It's possible. Soyuz and other crafts arent shielded nearly as well as the rest of the ISS, which is heavily shielded. And they're constantly being bombarded with objects.

To put into perspective, the LDEF was put into orbit in 1984 and recovered in 1990. They found over 5000 large impacts and 30,000 small ones.

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TRKlausss t1_je4u24h wrote

Let’s not forget that the incidence of MMOD has been increased because of human activity. Due to the increased launch frequency and some orbital collisions, there are way more bolts and nuts loose in orbit than 50 years ago. It’s a big topic nowadays in the space community.

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