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by Shekelphile 663 days ago
> I hope it does not. We do not need more space debris in orbit or more risk to the station and crew.

Even if such an explosion happened the debris wouldn't be around for long, stuff in LEO will fall back to earth quite quickly without stationkeeping.

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Vehicles in LEO have taken near catastrophic strikes before. There's a better safety margin, but it's not reduced to zero.