Debris threat - ISS Evacuation

The crew of the ISS had to evacuate the International Space Station because of the threat of Debris Collision

Given enough notice of a possible collision, the space station can fire thrusters to move out of the way - eight such 'avoidance manoeuvres' have been made in the past. But on Thursday, the threat of a collision was discovered too late to move the station, so the crew took shelter in a docked Soyuz spacecraft (Image: NASA)

Display model of Soyuz Module