India anti-satellite missile test a ‘terrible thing,’ NASA chief says
Editor Express Daily April 2, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This (Express Daily) India’s anti-satellite missile test created at least 400 pieces of orbital debris, the head of NASA says — placing the International Space Station (ISS) and its astronauts at risk. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said Monday that just 60 pieces of debris were large enough to track. Of those, 24 went above the apogee of the […]
READ MOREIndia successfully tested anti-satellite missile operation, Prime Minister says
Editor Express Daily March 28, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This (Express Daily) Prime Minister Narendra Modi told that India has successfully conducted an anti-satellite missile test that put the country in a league of global “space powers.” In a national address Wednesday, Modi said India had achieved a “historic feat” by shooting down its own low-orbit satellite with a missile in just three […]
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