Crew-2 "near miss" with space junk was a false alarm!

About 8 hours after launch on April 23, SpaceX Crew Dragon "Endeavor" was informed by mission control of an incoming piece of orbital debris that would pass close to their spacecraft. The crew was told to cover the windows with kevlar blankets, put on their pressurized flight suits, and get in their seats just in case there was an impact that caused a loss of air pressure. The crew were then told that the object would pass farther away than expected, but they remained in their seats as a precaution. The time of closest approach passed, and the crew resumed normal operations.
HOWEVER, on April 26 the U.S. Space Command confirmed that the whole incident was a "false alarm". Space Command's 18th Space Control Squadron alerted NASA to the potential conjunction just 45 minutes before closest approach, and within 15 minutes the astronauts were notified on live TV. "However," according to spokeperson Lt. Col. Erin Dick, "we quickly realized this was a reporting error, and that there was never a collision threat because there was no object at risk of colliding with the capsule." Additional information may be released later this week.

17:24:24 GMT - Crew informed of approaching object
17:43-ish GMT - Closest approach to supposed object

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