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DARK SECRETS: Shattered russian satellite forces iss astronauts to take shelter in stricken starliner capsule | Rare Historical Photos

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The Starliner capsule photographed through a porthole of the Internationl Space Station.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been forced to take shelter inside the docked Starliner spacecraft after a defunct Russian satellite broke apart in orbit, sending potentially dangerous debris racing around Earth.

The ISS's nine crew members — including the Boeing Starliner's stranded Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — took cover for about an hour last night (June 27) shortly after 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT).

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