The International Space Station (ISS) was forced into another orbit on Monday to avoid a collision with space debris, Russian sources said, according to DPA and Agerpres.
The engine of the Soyuz capsule docked to the ISS contributed to this deviation, the Russian space agency Roscosmos reported.
Space debris, which comes from, for example, decommissioned satellites, is considered a serious problem for space travel.
According to information, this was the 334th time in the history of the ISS that the space laboratory had to transfer to another orbit to avoid a collision with orbital debris.
The ISS is now 418.6 kilometers from Earth, which is 1.2 kilometers further than before.
There are currently 11 crew members on board the ISS. Four of them are due to return to Earth by the end of the week aboard the American space capsule Crew Dragon. Among them is cosmonaut Anna Kikina.
Source: Hot News
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