The International Space Station had to shift its orbit this week to avoid an oncoming chunk of dangerous space debris. In an update, NASA said Tuesday's avoidance maneuver involved a Russian Progress cargo ship docked at the space station firing its thrusters at 2:09 p.

The space station had to undergo another repositioning maneuver to move it out of the way of approaching space debris, NASA announced.

With bilateral relations being at their worst since the 1980s and the station’s planned death in sight, persistent air leaks onboard are steadily escalating tensions between NASA and Roscosmos. The American space agency aired its concerns in public during an ISS Advisory Committee last week.

To ensure safety from an approaching piece of space debris, the ISS's orbit was raised using the Progress 89 thrusters. This preventive measure kept the space station clear from potential collision without affecting its scheduled operations,

Officials with NASA are at odds with their counterparts at the Russian space agency Roscosmos over the severity of a leak aboard the International Space Station.

The International Space Station (ISS) has had a leak since at least 2019 and NASA warns it could lead to a "catastrophic failure" if it's not fixed.

Earlier this week, Progress 89, an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station, used a 5-minute and 31-second burn to move the ISS to a higher orbit. According to a joint statement,