ISS Crew Takes Shelter After Russian Satellite Breaks Up

Over 100 pieces of debris from the defunct satellite prompted precautionary measures aboard the International Space Station.

The RESURS-P1 satellite, decommissioned in 2022, broke into more than 100 trackable fragments.
Astronauts on the ISS sheltered in their spacecraft for about an hour as a safety measure.
U.S. Space Command and private firms are monitoring the debris, with no immediate threats identified.
The incident underscores the growing concern over space debris and the need for better space traffic management.
Speculation surrounds the cause of the breakup, with possibilities ranging from internal malfunction to collision with untracked debris.