The International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk

The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour on Nov. 8, 2021. On Monday, the ISS had to fire its thrusters to avoid space junk.

A piece of what used to be a Russian satellite was coming uncomfortably close to the International Space Station. Space junk is a growing problem and has major implications for satellite services.

(Image credit: NASA Johnson Space Center via Flickr Creative Commons)




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Source: NPR Space News