International Space Station, Debris Avoidance Maneuver

International Space Station forced to dodge hazardous space debris
The International Space Station had to shift its orbit this week to avoid an oncoming chunk of dangerous space debris. In an update, NASA said Tuesday's avoidance maneuver involved a Russian Progress cargo ship docked at the space station firing its thrusters at 2:09 p.
International Space Station forced to maneuver out of way of approaching space debris
A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired its thrusters for five minutes Tuesday to move the ISS out of the way of an inbound object.
International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris
That number has gone up since — the ISS dodged space junk twice in a week-long stretch in March 2023, for example — and it will continue to rise as low Earth orbit gets more and more crowded with satellites and pieces of debris, such as defunct rocket stages.
The International Space Station adjusts its orbit to avoid space debris
There are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring.
NASA Believes International Space Station Leak Can Be 'Catastrophic'
NASA has growing concerns about a continuous air leak on a Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS) that has been going on since 2019.
International Space Station seen Sunday night in New Hampshire sky
The International Space Station was seen moving across the night sky over New Hampshire. The ISS was seen after 5 p.m. across the state.
ISS Adjusts Orbit to Dodge Space Debris
The debris came from a defense meteorological satellite that broke apart in 2015, according to a NASA statement. To avoid any risk of bumping up against the debris, the ISS conduc
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