Never lie on the job application, and use whatever space to explain what you learned from the incident.

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The defence department said the drone was not damaged in the incident, which it said took place in international air space on 1 November.

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European space agency spokesman Franco Bonacina said the probe completed the far-off manoeuvre without incident.

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