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The space station just had to steer clear of more space junk

For the second time in a week, the International Space Station has had to adjust its orbit in order to steer clear of a piece of approaching space junk.

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International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.

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ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say.

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‘Unexpected odor’ reported at the International Space Station

There was brief cause for concern at the ISS recently when crew there reported an unexpected odor coming from Russia's recently docked Progress spacecraft.

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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.

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Astronaut catches Dextre space robot 'busting a move' outside ISS — for science (video)

A space robot was just caught in action during a science experiment, high above Earth. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a short ...

How stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts will manage to have Thanksgiving dinner in space — pass the dehydrated turkey

Williams and Wilmore were only slated to be on the ISS for eight days. But when their Boeing Starliner experienced technical ...

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Astronauts baffled by 'unexpected odor' leaking from Russian spacecraft docked at ISS

Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS were forced to seal a hatch and don protective equipment after the arrival of a cargo vessel brought with it a bizarre smell.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams shares her Thanksgiving plans in space — and says she's not ‘stranded'

The space station crew will feast on smoked turkey, apple cobbler, green beans, mushrooms and mashed potatoes, Williams told ...

Curious case of horrid smell on the International Space Station: Where did the rancid stink originate from? Mystery deepens

In a recent development it has been known that pretty recently a horrid and a toxic smell got generated at the International ...

NASA will crash the International Space Station in to Earth’s oceans with help from Elon Musk

The International Space Station is an engineering marvel dating back to 1998 - but it wont be orbiting Earth forever ...

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Troubling scent in space: ISS crew handles toxic odour scare

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) encountered an unusual incident. Upon opening the Russian cargo ...

ISS Successfully Executes Collision Avoidance Maneuver Amid Rising Space Junk Threat

The ISS altered its orbit to evade debris from a 2015 satellite breakup, marking its 39th such maneuver since 1998.

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