Former DRDO scientist Ravi Gupta told TOI, "Such comments by the Nasa head are discriminatory and irresponsible. It's more of a propaganda. India's test was
conducted at 300km altitude and the ISS is at much higher altitude. There is a remote possibility of debris moving upwards and even if some pieces are moving upwards,
they will ultimately fall down as they will lose energy or momentum they gained during the missile-satellite collision. Second, the US is blaming us but it itself had
conducted a lot of A-Sat tests in the past which generated thousands and thousands of big size space debris, which already pose danger to all space assets of every country,
including ours. Likewise, a lot of space debris was created during the similar tests conducted by Russia and China.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nasa-says-a-sat-te...
The tone of the NASA statement could have stated that "Debris from India's successful destruction of an obsolete satellite demonstrates why the nations of earth should be working to eliminate this kind of warfare."
Yes. I know. But I can dream can't I?
It's all just lovely isn't it? And people make fun of Trump establishing an independent space defense organization. Earth is going to be a mess after we all knock each other's satellites out of the sky. Oh well, let that be our last battlefield.
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[ 1.8 ms ] story [ 11.9 ms ] threadYes. I know. But I can dream can't I?
It's all just lovely isn't it? And people make fun of Trump establishing an independent space defense organization. Earth is going to be a mess after we all knock each other's satellites out of the sky. Oh well, let that be our last battlefield.