India's Moon Orbiter Maneuvers to Avoid Collision with Korean and NASA Crafts
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has maneuvered its Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter twice to avoid potential collisions with Korea's Danuri spacecraft and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. These maneuvers, conducted on September 19 and October 1, were necessary due to the spacecrafts' polar orbits around the Moon. The lack of formal protocols for such situations requires collaboration between space agencies like ISRO, NASA, and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). Collision avoidance maneuvers consume fuel and can disrupt missions, leading to potential disagreements over responsibility.