officials “hypocritical.”ĭefense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the strike was carried out “with surgical precision” and posed no threat to the space station. knows for certain that the resulting fragments, in terms of test time and orbital parameters, did not and will not pose a threat to orbital stations, spacecraft and space activities.” It called remarks by U.S. Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed carrying out a test and destroying a defunct satellite that has been in orbit since 1982, but insisted that “the U.S. Something big, upon impact, could be catastrophic to the space station. This debris will continue to pose a direct threat to activities in outer space for years to come and puts at risk satellites all nations rely on for national security, economic prosperity and scientific discovery." He said the United States would work with its allies “as we seek to respond to this irresponsible act.”Įven a fleck of paint can do major damage when orbiting at 17,500 mph (28,000 kph). White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said Tuesday that Russia’s action demonstrated its “complete disregard for the security, safety, stability and long-term sustainability of the space domain for all nations. They said the debris could damage the space station, an assessment backed by NATO's chief. officials on Monday accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile in what they called a reckless and irresponsible strike. MOSCOW (AP) - Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk but a White House official said the move by Russia would threaten activities in space “for years to come.”
15, 2021 after being informed of the threat.
The astronauts retreated into their docked capsules on Monday, Nov. Space Command says it's tracking a field of orbiting debris, the apparent result of some satellite break-up event. Space junk is threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station and forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsules.
Comments FILE - In this Apfile photo made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking.
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