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International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris


International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris 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. "The Pre-determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) was conducted in coordination with NASA, Roscosmos and the other space station partners," NASA officials wrote in an update on Tuesday.    More



(Source: Space.com - Nov 22)

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