Russian Anti-Sat Test Doubled ISS Debris Threat, NASA Says

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Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—The surprise November 2021 Russian anti-satellite test (ASAT) has nearly doubled the risk of a penetrating collision between orbital debris and the International Space Station (ISS), NASA ISS Director Robyn Gatens says. Gatens spoke to the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and...

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