When will enabled governments smarten up and stop pulling stunts like this?
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From: NASA News Releases <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [NASA HQ News] NASA Administrator Statement on Russian ASAT Test
November 15, 2021
RELEASE 21-156
NASA Administrator Statement on Russian ASAT Test
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Astronauts and experiments on the International Space Station work to make life
better on Earth and help humanity explore deep into the cosmos.
Credits: NASA
On Monday Moscow Standard Time, the International Space Station (ISS) Flight
Control team was notified of indications of a satellite breakup that may create
sufficient debris to pose a conjunction threat to the station. NASA
Administrator Bill Nelson released the following statement about the incident:
“Earlier today, due to the debris generated by the destructive Russian
Anti-Satellite (ASAT) test, ISS astronauts and cosmonauts undertook emergency
procedures for safety.
“Like Secretary Blinken, I’m outraged by this irresponsible and destabilizing
action. With its long and storied history in human spaceflight, it is
unthinkable that Russia would endanger not only the American and international
partner astronauts on the ISS, but also their own cosmonauts. Their actions are
reckless and dangerous, threatening as well the Chinese space station and the
taikonauts on board.
“All nations have a responsibility to prevent the purposeful creation of space
debris from ASATs and to foster a safe, sustainable space environment.
“NASA will continue monitoring the debris in the coming days and beyond to
ensure the safety of our crew in orbit.”
The crew was awakened and directed to close the hatches to radial modules on
the station, including Columbus, Kibo, the Permanent Multipurpose Module,
Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, and Quest Joint Airlock. Hatches between
the U.S. and Russian segments remain open.
An additional precautionary measure of sheltering the crew was executed for two
passes through or near the vicinity of the debris cloud. The crew members made
their way into their spacecraft shortly before 2 a.m. EST and remained there
until about 4 a.m. The space station is passing through or near the cloud every
90 minutes, but the need to shelter for only the second and third passes of the
event was based on a risk assessment made by the debris office and ballistics
specialists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
For updates about the International Space Station, its research, and its crew,
visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/station
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