From the NY Times of 28 Jun 2011:
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Debris Gives Space Station Crew Members a 29,000-M.P.H. Close Call
The six crew members of the space station took refuge in their “lifeboats” — two Soyuz space capsules they would use to escape a crippled station — as the unidentified object hurtled past them at a speed of 29,000 miles per hour, missing the space station by only 1,100 feet. The episode took place at 8:08 a.m. Eastern time.
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