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September 23, 2020 03:38 pm

The ISS just avoided a piece of unknown space debris





An unknown piece of space debris was detected near the International Space Station, NASA said yesterday. The station executed an “avoidance maneuver” on Tuesday night to get out of the way of the debris, boosting its orbit around Earth. “At no time was the crew in any danger,” NASA wrote in a blog post.






Thrusters on an uncrewed Progress cargo ship attached to the station were used to boost...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21451587/iss-space-junk-debris-avoidance-maneuver

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