From FOX News:
NASA chief warns that debris from India's satellite destruction could endanger astronauts on the ISS
Floating debris from India’s controversial test of an anti-satellite weapon could potentially place the International Space Station at risk, warns NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine.
India test-fired its missile on March 27, destroying a satellite in low-earth orbit.
“Intentionally creating orbital debris fields is not compatible with human spaceflight,” he said, during a NASA town hall event at the agency’s headquarters on Monday. “We’re the only agency in the federal government that has human lives at stake here and it’s not acceptable for us to allow people to create orbital debris fields that put at risk our people.”
I get it. India wanted a seat at the adult's table. It wanted to show that it could work in space. They should have considered the consequences a bit more.
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