The International Space Station has been warned about space debris. Ground control in both Russia and the US ordered the crew to briefly hide inside their spacecrafts. The crew members were allowed to resume work after the debris – reportedly a part of a satellite – flew past the ISS. On Wednesday, the ISS maneuvered […]
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International Space Station dodges Chinese satellite debris
The International Space Station has performed an evasive maneuver to dodge a piece of space junk that was expected to pass within just 600 meters of the craft, NASA and Roscosmos said. “In order to avoid the space debris, the specialists of [mission control] performed a calculation to correct the orbit of the International Space […]