'A terrible thing': India's destruction of satellite threatens ISS, says Nasa

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Head of space agency says shooting down of low-orbiting satellite has created 400 pieces of orbital debris

The head of Nasa has branded India’s destruction of one of its satellites a “terrible thing” that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station .

 

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