Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Update From NASA: Space Debris From India’s Anti-Satellite Missile Test Is A Threat To The International Space Station

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Digital Trends: Space debris from India’s anti-satellite missile test a threat to ISS, NASA says

It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but India’s destruction of one of its own orbiting satellites in a recent missile test has inadvertently put those aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in increased danger, according to NASA.

Speaking at a live-streamed event on Monday, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine described India’s anti-satellite missile test on March 27 as “not compatible with the future of human spaceflight,” adding, “It’s unacceptable and NASA needs to be very clear about what its impact to us is.”

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4 comments:

  1. manstienApril 2, 2019 at 12:08 PM

    I foresee in the future of War where the near vanquished denies space and low earth orbit with junk bombs. Fill orbital paths with a billion objects like a bb.

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  2. manstienApril 2, 2019 at 12:09 PM

    The human race is famous for cutting off its nose to spite its face

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  3. AnonymousApril 2, 2019 at 12:19 PM

    If you prove you can intercept, you can claim the ability to take down satellites. So the destructive part of the test was simply flexing; very wasteful and dangerous. Why don't they work on docking in orbit? More challenging, much more beneficial.

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  4. AnonymousApril 2, 2019 at 4:29 PM

    Nearly half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home

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