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International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

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The International Space Station avoided a piece of space junk for the second time in less than a week .

Russia 's robotic Progress 89 freighter fired its thrusters for about 3.5 minutes on Monday morning .

The burn raised the station's orbit by about 1,650 feet ( 500 meters ).