Quote Originally Posted by skysaw View Post
The astronaut says: "There's a little bit of debris that kind of flies with us that's illuminated by the sun."

The reference to "star-like things" was from ground control, and was not connected to the "flying with us." Ground control could not tell what they were seeing, which is why the astronauts clarify. Please listen again and confirm this.
Granted. It still doesn't change objects flying behind the tether.