See a lost thermal shield zip ahead of the space station

Last week, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new record for spacewalks by a female astronaut when she and International Space Station commander Shane Kimbrough floated outside the ISS. During the spacewalk, a thermal shield meant to be installed on the station got loose and floated away. Dutch astronomer Marco Langbroek managed to catch an impressive video of the shield cruising ahead of the ISS through space. Langbroek posted the video on Wednesday. You can see the shield as a small streak of light cutting at an angle across the camera's view. More

(Source: CNET - Apr 8)