The International Space Station has been warned about space debris. Russian ground control has ordered the cosmonauts to hide inside the Soyuz spacecraft, and Houston told its astronauts to hide inside the US segment.
The debris – reportedly a part of a satellite – will pass close by at 07:06 GMT
On Wednesday, the ISS maneuvered to avoid a collision with a piece of a Chinese weather satellite that was destroyed by a weapon test in 2007.
November 16 @Space_Station orbit correction canceled.
— РОСКОСМОС (@roscosmos) November 11, 2021
The International Space Station orbital altitude was increased by about 1.2 km on November 10, 2021, to avoid space debris: https://t.co/BzXwVohyez pic.twitter.com/yGaIQ6OSwm
The crew had two days to prepare for Wednesday’s incident. This time they did not have enough time for maneuvering. In cases such as this, the crew is instructed to retreat to their spaceships for potential evacuation.
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