Imagine being trapped on a **** e station orbiting Earth with no available ride home. Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, are facing that very scenario.
Since Friday, the trio has been stranded on board the Tiangong **** e station without a viable return craft.
The only craft available to them was hit by **** e junk in early November, cracking the craft's viewing port.
The cause of the collision was a "tiny piece of **** e debris," the China Manned **** e Agency (CMSA) said in a statement at the time.
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