Nasa will move International Space Station to avoid flying ‘junk’
THE International Space Station will move slightly to avoid floating space junk as it prepares for Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew-3 launch.
The move will not affect the upcoming launch, according to ISS manager Joel Montalbano.
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Crew-3 is set to take off on November 11 at 2:03 UTC.
The astronauts have been cleared and prepared for the flight, according to Steve Stich of Nasa.
It comes as the ISS found that one out of the four parachutes deployed in Crew-2’s landing was “a little bit slow.”
William Gerstenmaier of SpaceX said: “This one was a little bit slow deployed, about 75 seconds late. But again, all within the design criteria.
He added: “We’ve done an extremely thorough review. Everything looks like we’re in a good place to go fly tomorrow.”
JRTI, one of three drones used in the Crew-2 mission was “beat up a little bit,” and will be replaced by another drone ahead of Crew-3’s launch.
Crew-2 left the space station on November 8 and landed on November 9.
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