Both India and Russia have tested anti-satellite missiles by destroying their own satellites in orbit, creating new clouds of debris. As for old, inoperable spacecraft that are roaming loose in ...
The action has caused international outrage because the debris could threaten the International Space Station (ISS) and satellites in low-Earth orbit. Russia's test of an anti-satellite (A-Sat ...
"The debris created by Russia's DA-ASAT will ... including a space-based test last year in which a Russian satellite released a projectile. The head of US Space Command said at the time that ...