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Enhanced SpaceX Cargo Dragon managed to move the ISS out of orbit
https://universemagazine.com/en/spacex-cargo-dragon-with-enhanced-thrusters-proves-capable-of-destroying-the-iss/
Last week, SpaceX activated the thrusters of its Dragon cargo spacecraft that docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Such maneuvers are common for the orbital laboratory, which requires periodic adjustments to maintain altitude above Earth and prevent a critical descent into the planet’s atmosphere. But this time the maneuver was also a training exercise, which had the purpose of preparing for the end of the ISS operation, which would take place in six years.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/766245
https://universemagazine.com/en/spacex-cargo-dragon-with-enhanced-thrusters-proves-capable-of-destroying-the-iss/
Last week, SpaceX activated the thrusters of its Dragon cargo spacecraft that docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Such maneuvers are common for the orbital laboratory, which requires periodic adjustments to maintain altitude above Earth and prevent a critical descent into the planet’s atmosphere. But this time the maneuver was also a training exercise, which had the purpose of preparing for the end of the ISS operation, which would take place in six years.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/766245