NASA said Thursday that the debris from the private U.S. satellite Iridium was on a path that would have brought it close to the station this afternoon, possibly less than a mile. Associated Press ADVERTISING WASHINGTON — The International Space
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WASHINGTON — The International Space Station is dodging a softball-sized piece of space junk.
Mission Control told astronauts to fire the station’s engines briefly this morning to avoid a piece of an old communications satellite.
It will be only the 13th time since 1998 that the station has moved because of debris. Debris travels at such high speed in orbit that it could cause a deadly puncture to the space station.
NASA said Thursday that the debris from the private U.S. satellite Iridium was on a path that would have brought it close to the station this afternoon, possibly less than a mile.
