Thursday, November 21, 2024

ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

 ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk
(NASA)
The International Space Station took some evasive action on Tuesday (Nov. 19). A Russian Progress cargo ship that's docked to the ISS fired its thrusters for 5.5 minutes on Tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:09 p.m. EST (2009 GMT). The goal was to make sure the orbiting complex dodged a potentially dangerous piece of space junk.
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