{"id":74825,"date":"2020-09-24T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/iss-forced-to-make-emergency-maneuver-to-dodge-space-debris\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T21:25:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:25:02","slug":"iss-forced-to-make-emergency-maneuver-to-dodge-space-debris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/iss-forced-to-make-emergency-maneuver-to-dodge-space-debris\/","title":{"rendered":"#ISS forced to make emergency maneuver to dodge space debris"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#ISS forced to make emergency maneuver to dodge space debris<\/strong>”
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\n The International Space Station was forced into an emergency maneuver last night to avoid a catastrophic collision with a rogue piece of space debris.<\/p>\n

NASA said crew took shelter while controllers worked to urgently adjust the course of the floating lab, which orbits roughly 260 miles above Earth.<\/p>\n

An American and a pair of Russians relocated to their Soyuz spacecraft as the change in course began so they could evacuate if necessary, NASA added.<\/p>\n

The mystery object hurtled past the station at a distance of less than a mile at 11:21 pm BST (6:21 pm ET) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The incident highlights the danger posed by a rising amount of space trash in our planet\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe @Space_Station has maneuvered 3 times in 2020 to avoid debris,\u201d NASA boss Jim Bridenstine said following the near miss.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last 2 weeks, there have been 3 high concern potential conjunctions. Debris is getting worse!\u201d<\/p>\n

NASA said it spotted the debris late and had to fire the engines of a Russian cargo spaceship attached to the International Space Station (ISS) to avert it.<\/p>\n

Having safely dodged the object, Chris Cassidy, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, the current crew, have now resumed their regular duties.<\/p>\n

Despite the need for an urgent maneuver, NASA claimed the crew was never in any danger.<\/p>\n

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The @Space_Station<\/a> has maneuvered 3 times in 2020 to avoid debris. In the last 2 weeks, there have been 3 high concern potential conjunctions. Debris is getting worse! Time for Congress to provide @CommerceGov<\/a> with the $15 mil requested by @POTUS<\/a> for the Office of Space Commerce.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) September 22, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The ISS orbits Earth at roughly 17,130 mph. At that speed, even a collision with a small piece of debris could cause massive damage<\/p>\n

Space debris has grown exponentially since the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landings.<\/p>\n

Today we have nearly 2,000 live satellites in space and more than 3,000 discarded ones that remain in orbit.<\/p>\n

On top of that, disused rocket boosters can circle our planet for decades after they\u2019re launched.<\/p>\n

The ISS maneuvered to dodge such debris 25 times between 1999 and 2018, according to NASA.\n <\/p><\/div>\n