NASA says it had to cancel yet another spacewalk so the ISS could swerve to avoid Russian space debris for the second time this year.
the newest spacewalk was canceled when debris from an old Fregat upper stage passed within a quarter mile of the space station.The spacewalk was rescheduled for today. Thankfully the astronauts involved in it will were able to finally start the installation of a new set of solar arrays. As noted above, this isn’t the first time that the ISS has had to swerve to avoid Russian space debris, nor is it likely to be the last.
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. Still, this is just the latest in a long line of dodges and evasion maneuvers that have pot marked the ISS’s history in orbit., it isn’t very reassuring to see yet another spacewalk canceled on the ISS. Thankfully, the team was able to reschedule it and get things moving again rather quickly.
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