WASHINGTON: Astronauts on the International Space Station carried out an"avoidance manoeuvre" on Tuesday to ensure they would not be hit by a piece of debris, said US space agency NASA, urging better management of objects in Earth's orbit.
The astronauts were able to return to their normal activities after the procedure, according to NASA. This type of manoeuvre is necessary on a regular basis. NASA said 25 such manoeuvres had occurred between 1999 and 2018.The operations could become even more frequent as Earth's orbit becomes littered with pieces of satellites, rockets and other objects launched into space over the last 60 years.
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