Again, Space Station Has to Be Moved Out of The Way of Space Junk

It’s getting to be real crowded up there. Today, Russian aerospace authorities had to shift the orbit of the International Space Station to get it out of the way of a piece of hurtling debris.

A similar maneuver was planned just a couple of months ago when a piece of China’s Feng Yun satellite threatened the station. This time, the junk is American, a piece of UARS.

Is it almost time to deploy the giant space nets? Or will we have to wait till space junk disables our communication networks and lands in our backyard?

[Astro Bob]

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One Response to “Again, Space Station Has to Be Moved Out of The Way of Space Junk”
  1. Matt Groom says:

    I believe most junk falls to Earth after a decade or so. So its good news because it doesnt look like the USA is going any where fast….

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