The orbital altitude of the ISS will be reduced by almost 2 km

“ After performing the corrective maneuver, the average altitude of the orbit of the ISS will decrease by 1.8 km '', & mdash; specified in the department.

It is reported that the Progress MS-18 freighter engines will be used to provide the correction. They will be on at 4:18 am Moscow time and will last for 539.4 seconds.

Recall that previously NASA & nbsp; approved & nbsp; American astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg as part of the sixth crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft & nbsp; for shipment to the ISS in 2023.

NASA intends to make every effort to continue operating the International Space Station until 2030.

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