ISS - International Space Station patch.
September 22, 2020
Flight controllers in Mission Control Houston, with assistance from U.S. Space Command, are tracking an unknown piece of space debris expected to pass within several kilometers of the International space Station.
Image above: The International Space Station is pictured orbiting Earth in October of 2018. Image Credit: NASA.
An avoidance maneuver is scheduled to take place using the Russian Progress resupply spacecraft currently docked to the aft end of the Zvezda service module at 4:19 p.m. CT. Out of an abundance of caution, the Expedition 63 crew will relocate to their Soyuz spacecraft until the debris has passed by the station. The time of closest approach is 5:21 p.m. CT.
Related article:
ISS orbit correction is scheduled for October 7
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/09/iss-orbit-correction-is-scheduled-for.html
Related link:
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia.
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