International Space Station with ATV-5
EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2014. The International Space Station was threatened by space debris last week but ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle saved the day by firing its thrusters to push the orbital outpost and its six occupants out of harm’s way.
Station with ATV-2
This is the first time the Station’s international partners have avoided space debris with such urgency.
Ground stations continuously track space junk – leftover hardware from defunct satellites…
