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The International Space Station just had a near miss with space junk – and the problem is getting millions of times worse

- November 16, 2021 3 MIN READ

Earlier this week, the International Space Station (ISS) was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with space junk. With a crew of astronauts and cosmonauts on board, this required an urgent change of orbit on November 11. Over the station’s 23-year orbital lifetime, there have been about 30 close encounters… Read more »