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- US astronauts took shelter on the ISS after a Russian satellite broke up nearby, NASA said.
- The satellite, RESURS-P1, was decommissioned in 2021 and recently created over 100 pieces of debris.
- Space agencies have been trying to reduce space junk like this from decommissioned assets.
US astronauts on the International Space Station were told to take shelter for about an hour after a Russian satellite broke up nearby, according to authorities.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on Thursday evening that American crews took cover in their spacecraft at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time due to the satellite break-up.