did you just ask how HUNDREDS of dust particles managed to get between the space shuttle and a tether 12 miles long? HUNDREDS of dust particles? wow. the magnitude of hundreds of dust particles in miles of space is daunting I agree.

Well, maybe not. Its dust. Its everywhere. Theres actually a small cloud of it that travels with the ISS. As the ISS sweeps a path through what used to be empty, it impacts millions of particles an hour. Through static charges, friction and the loss of energy to the impacts there is a growing cloud around the ISS. Gradually this cloud will start to adhere to the station. Eventually the solar panels will have to be cleaned, but it will probably be safer and easier to replace them. In a few million years of stable orbit, the dust would accumulate enough that it would start to decay the orbit unless other forces were used. In a few more millions of years, hey look a small moon. Again, basic astrophysics.

You can demonstrate this most of this for yourself with a microscope and some slides if you cared, but its prolly much more fun seeing aliens in every video than finding out that we've ONLY put a group of people and an object the size of a football field permanently in space. There's no payoff to actually having rational science explain things. It just creates belligerence. You want UFOS in every video, so science be damned, you'll find them. I suppose really that's best for those who want to make sure no one sees them. If they let anything through, you'll be the first to shout about it and who the hell but people here will believe it.

Sort fact from fiction people. Actually knowing the difference will be the only weapon you have against those hiding one or selling another.

Id love to see the aliens reacting to us seeing every lens flare and diffraction artifact as proof of a government coverup of their existence. If I were them, I'd wait until we were smarter than that too......

I'll sit back and wait for all the insults and sycophantic nonsense of people looking for a support group instead of answers.