The image itself is innocuous looking: A circular dent in a window of the station’s Cupola against the blackness of space.
But the photograph, which British astronaut Tim Peake took in April, points to a much larger threat that the International Space Station faces as it orbits the Earth every 90 minutes.
The chip doesn’t present an immediate threat to the astronauts and cosmonauts within the Space Station, and it doesn’t stop crew members from taking photos of the incredible view provided by the massive Cupola windows. Read more…
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