International Space Station's Frequent Maneuvers to Avoid Space Debris
The International Space Station (ISS) had to perform a debris avoidance maneuver for the second time in a month to dodge a piece of space junk. The Russian Progress MS-22 cargo capsule docked at the ISS fired its thrusters for 135 seconds to move the station to safety and adjust its average altitude to 260 miles above Earth's surface. The frequency of these incidents is increasing as spaceflight activity increases worldwide, and a group of NASA scientists and other experts are now calling for an international treaty to tackle the dangerous orbital debris problem.