The International Space Station was about to be shot down in recent days, according to information from the POT. According to them, she was forced to take evasive action to avoid impact with the wreckage of an ancient Russian spacecraft known as cosmos 1408.
cosmos 1408 It was a ship of Russian origin that was abandoned in space. For this reason, the government of that country decided to destroy it with a missile in November 2021. Its remains were left wandering in Earth orbit and almost came into contact with the Earth. International Space Station.
The POT reported that on June 19, one of the ships attached to the station turned on its thrusters for four minutes. This to prevent it from being hit by the fragments of Russian technology and prevent damage. Fortunately the maneuvers were successful.
the crew of the International Space Station was never in danger according to official information. It was simply a preventive action to put more distance between the fragments and the station. Thus they passed to a greater distance and the works within it were not affected.
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The statement that there was no danger was due to the fact that the necessary precautions were taken. However, the ravages of an impact of the Russian ship with the International Space Station they could be dangerous. Especially if the size of cosmos 1408 it was sizable.
Space debris is getting more and more bothersome for the International Space Station
Over the years, the problem of space debris is becoming more and more prominent. That is why the International Space Station it cannot avoid all those that are floating in its vicinity. In fact, just a week before, he reported that they had damage due to a small impact.
This would not be the only damage, since different astronauts have reported damage to the station caused by these. Like cracked windows, solar panels with what look like bullet holes, and scuffs in other sections. These were caused by small objects, anything larger could be catastrophic.
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