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Independent.ieAaron Gregg

ISS Maneuvers to Avoid Debris from China's 2007 ASAT Test

Last month, the International Space Station executed a maneuver using thrusters from a docked spacecraft to evade debris generated by China's anti-satellite weapon test in 2007. The debris has been orbiting Earth and poses an ongoing threat to space operations.

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