Space station to shift orbit to dodge space junk
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Russia's space command onTuesday ordered the International Space Station to change its orbit slightly to avoid collision with a piece of floating debris that could cause serious damage, officials said.
Officials ordered that rockets be fired for 180 seconds at 11:25 a.m. to shift the orbit by 700 metres, mission control said in a statement. The new orbit will allow the unidentified object to pass 1.5 kilometres (a mile) away from the station. (Reuters)
