Mission controllers changed the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) slightly on Tuesday to prevent a possible collision with a piece of space junk. The maneuver took place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern Time.

The debris consists of the remainder of a Pegasus rocket. On Sunday, the U.S. military's Space Command predicted the object would pass within 0.8 miles (1.4 kilometers) of the station if no action were taken.

The maneuver was accomplished through a 5-second engine burn of the ISS's Zarya Control Module. This raised the station's orbit by about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) and changed its velocity by about 3.3 feet (1 meter) per second.