Russia destroys a satellite with a missile and endangers the International Space Station

USA has accused Russia of endangering the integrity of theto International Space Station with the “reckless” destruction of one of your own satellites, causing the astronauts to have had to take refuge from the rain of thousands of pieces of space junk that has been falling.

The US State Department has ensured that Russia has destroyed with a missile one of its own satellites. A ballistic test that so far has left “more than 1,500 pieces of space junk“scattered, threatening to endanger “the interests of all nations”.

“This test supposes a significant increase of the risks to which astronauts and cosmonauts are exposed in the International Space Station”, as well as for the rest of activities related to the trips to the space, has counted the spokesman of the Department of State, Ned Price, who pointed out that the Administration had already spoken “several times with senior Russian officials to warn them of the irresponsibility and dangerousness of the test.”

For his part, the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has conveyed that these events “clearly demonstrate” that Russia “is willing to jeopardize the long-term sustainability of outer space”, as well as “endanger the exploration and use” of space by the rest of the nations.

In this sense, he has stated that the US Administration will work, in collaboration with its allies and partners, to respond to this “irresponsible act”, at the same time that it has invited the rest of the countries to join together to agree on a series of “norms of responsible behavior “.

“We urge all responsible space nations to join us in efforts to develop standards of responsible behavior and to refrain from engaging in destructive, dangerous and irresponsible tests such as those carried out by Russia“, the Secretary of State has transferred in a statement released by the Department.

Astronauts, refugees in capsules

The astronauts of the International Space Station have been forced this Monday first thing in the morning to take refuge in a pair of special capsules after a cloud of space debris threatened to pass near the facility. NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron, With Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency, have taken refuge in the spacecraft ‘Crew Dragon’; while the Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, Pyotr Dubrov and the NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hi they took refuge in the capsule ‘Soyuz’.

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The Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, has criticized that Russia has not made known to the US authorities the missile test that would have been carried out by what Washington, has advanced, will ask to review the rules on space activities to confirm what can be “used responsibly” by all nations present in the cosmos.

For his part, the NASA administrator, Bill Nelson, has subscribed to the words of the Secretary of State and has transferred his disbelief at the events carried out by Moscow because “they also endanger their own cosmonauts.”

Reference-www.elperiodico.com

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