The ISS had to avoid even more space junk for the second time in a week, highlighting growing concerns about crowding Earth's orbit.

For the second time in a week, the International Space Station has had to adjust its orbit in order to steer clear of a piece of approaching space junk.

A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired its thrusters for five minutes Tuesday to move the ISS out of the way of an inbound object.

The International Space Station was forced to shift its orbit to avoid hitting an oncoming "piece of orbital debris."

There was brief cause for concern at the ISS recently when crew there reported an unexpected odor coming from Russia's recently docked Progress spacecraft.

A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.