Head Of NASA Calls India's Anti-Satellite Missile Test A 'Terrible, Terrible Thing'

#MissionShakti : Congratulations to the scientists of @isro & @DRDO_India on successful testing of Anti-Satellite Missile technology.
India destroyed a live Low Earth Orbit satellite 300km away through #ASAT .
IAF wishes greater success & glories in future. Jai Hind!!! pic.twitter.com/f53YHNrewH

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) March 28, 2019

CNet: NASA chief labels Indian anti-satellite missile test a 'terrible, terrible thing'

Lingering space debris from the missile test poses a threat to astronauts on the International Space Station.

The head of NASA, administrator Jim Bridenstine, has called a recent Indian anti-satellite missile test, which destroyed a satellite in low Earth orbit and blasted 400 pieces of debris into space, a "terrible, terrible thing".

"That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight," said Bridenstine, speaking at a livestreamed Town Hall gathering of NASA employees. "It's unacceptable and NASA needs to be very clear about what its impact to us is."

India announced that it had successfully carried out "Mission Shakti", an anti-satellite missile test on March 27, destroying one of the country's satellites. The success of the mission made India only the fourth nation to complete such a test, following previous tests conducted by the US, Russia and China.

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