Space junk threatens space station astronauts

NASA spokesman Rob Navias says space junk barely close enough to be a threat.But when it hits the station it can be dangerous, so the astronauts - two Americans,three Russians and a Dutchman - will wake up early and climb two Soyuz vehiclesready to rocket back to Earth in case.
The debris is believed to come closest to 2:38 EDT. It was not noticed until Friday, too late for the International Space Station to move out of the way.

This is the third time in 12 years that astronauts have had to seek shelter from space junk.