NASA says that the International Space Station (ISS) shifted its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. The debris avoidance maneuver involved firing thrusters on the ISS at 2:09 p.m. CT for ...

The International Space Station fired its engines for 21 seconds to move out of the way of space debris on Aug. 24, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said through state media.

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.

The International Space Station (ISS) can’t catch a break. Less than a week after completing evasive maneuvers to avoid space junk, the ISS has had to perform yet another burn to avoid even more ...

An incoming piece of space junk recently prompted the International Space Station to take action to maneuver itself out of harm's way.. A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired its ...

At 11-foot-wide, the Russian space debris could have potentially caused critical damage to the space station if it hit. However, with the maneuvers, the ISS could move safely away from its path.

The International Space Station had to fire thrusters from a docked spacecraft last month to avoid a piece of debris that has been circling the globe for the nearly 18 years since the Chinese ...

The ISS is becoming practiced in space junk avoidance, having conducted a similar PDAM to this week's in 2022. But as the amount of orbital debris expands, ...

International Space Station forced to dodge hazardous space debris The debris would have come within 2.5 miles of the ISS if the evasive maneuver wasn't conducted. By Ariana Garcia , Assistant ...