It was the second such maneuver in a week for the orbiting lab.
aboard the ISS. The frequency of these incidents is increasing as spaceflight activity increases worldwide. Low Earth orbit continues to become increasingly crowded with satellites and pieces of space junk, so much so that a group of NASA scientists and other experts are now
to tackle the dangerous orbital debris problem. To date, a feasible solution has yet to be found, as more and more objects are lofted to orbit.collisions between pieces of space junkNASA plans to operate the ISS until 2030, at which point it will deorbit the lab to a fiery demise over open ocean. The agency is already planning the
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