CNet: Space station crews get ‘window on the world’.
“When not in use, the windows will be covered by the aluminum shutters, which are manually cranked open and closed by the astronauts. The greatest threat from a debris standpoint is from the front, in the direction of the station’s 5-mile-per-second velocity. Shutters on the forward-facing windows typically will remain closed unless visibility in that direction is needed. Trailing windows can remain open for longer periods.” Wouldn’t want to run into Michael Collins’ Hasselblad (lost during Gemini 10).
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