International Space Station (ISS) may require evasive action to avoid the debris. This RIA Novosti reported with reference to the representative of the Mission Control Center (MCC).
«While the fixed level of the so-called yellow peril. What is the debris this time is difficult to say. As expected, the avoidance maneuver will start at around midnight. But it is possible that as the debris to the station correction can not be appointed, as the need for it will disappear, “- said the source.
Space debris – a pieces of apparatus, to complete its work, but not de-orbiting, as well as their fragments and items lost astronauts. On average, the ISS has to 5-6 times a year to make evasive maneuvers, but in most cases the probability of collision is minimal.
09:11 May 8, 2015
These elements move in Earth orbit at a speed of up to 36 thousand kilometers per hour and is easily damaged lining spacecraft. Most of the spacecraft can withstand shocks of the particles when they line up to one centimeter. In the event of a collision with a large debris danger increases. This is particularly true of particles ranging in size from one to ten centimeters, which is difficult to detect.
No comments:
Post a Comment