1. The space shuttle was found to be free of any serious defects caused by space junk that could jeopardize the descent.
2. The space agency is focusing on the wing because further damage could force officials to junk the important - and expensive - piece of equipment.
3. Scientists were jubilant over the success on a planet where two of every three lander missions have produced nothing but space junk.
4. But first they had to inspect their ship one last time to make sure it had not been smacked by space junk.
5. It's a plan that's long been in the works and is a step to avoid the station becoming dangerous space junk.
6. Space junk has been a recurring problem for the space station, especially recently.
7. A spacewalking astronaut tossed two large chunks of junk off the international space station yesterday, hurling the old equipment into orbit.
8. NASA has also said that in 50 years of space exploration no one has ever been confirmed injured by falling space junk.
9. The component experienced circuit breaker trips December 8, possibly after being hit by a piece of space junk or micrometeorite.