U.S. and Russian mission managers have decided to forgo a planned maneuver this evening that would move the International Space Station to a lower orbit in a bid to avoid a deadly collision with a wayward piece of space junk.Trajectory experts on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean determined that the station and Atlantis would remain safe despite a projected closest approach with 10 kilometers between 60 to 90 minutes after the shuttle docks at the outpost. Docking is scheduled for 10:27 a.m. Sunday.
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