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28/03/2021

ASTRONOMY - SuitSat-1: A Spacesuit Floats Free

 2021 March 28

A spacesuit is shown floating high above the Earth. See Explanation.

SuitSat-1: A Spacesuit Floats Free
Image Credit: ISS Expedition 12 CrewNASA

Explanation: A spacesuit floated away from the International Space Station 15 years ago, but no investigation was conducted. Everyone knew that it was pushed by the space station crew. Dubbed Suitsat-1, the unneeded Russian Orlan spacesuit filled mostly with old clothes was fitted with a faint radio transmitter and released to orbit the Earth. The suit circled the Earth twice before its radio signal became unexpectedly weak. Suitsat-1 continued to orbit every 90 minutes until it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere after a few weeks. Pictured, the lifeless spacesuit was photographed in 2006 just as it drifted away from space station.

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