A tiny speck of metal traveling at up to 31,000 miles per hour [50,000 km / hr] can crack a space station’s window, knock a hole in a solar panel, or puncture the suit of an astronaut during a space walk.
Segumpal logam yang berkecepatan 50.000 kilometer per jam dapat meretakkan jendela stasiun ruang angkasa, melubangi panel surya, atau merobek pakaian astronaut sewaktu ia berjalan di luar angkasa.