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Iss forced to an emergency maneuver in order to avoid the collision with an Italian satellite

Washington, Usa - The two astronauts forced to change the orbit

American Ed Lu and Russian Yuri Malenchenko, two astronauts on board the Iss, have been forced to a manual maneuver in order to change the orbit to avoid the impact with an Italian telecom satellite Megasat 0. The satellite, constructed by Italian company Meggiorin is in orbit since April 28, 1999. Nasa has been alarmed by Pentagon, that has a system able to observe all the objects in orbit around...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 46093
Rome, Italy, 05/30/2003 12:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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