in the United States called “reckless” Russian tests of antisiparther weapons. As the official representative of the State Department was said, space debris, caused by the destruction of the satellite, threatens the security of the International Space Station (ISS), reports TASS.
Price stressed that Russia’s behavior threatens the long-term sustainability of outer space. The representative of the State Department also accused Moscow in insincerity regarding applications for countering the placement of weapons in space. He stated that the United States together with partners and allies will prepare an answer to these actions.
Russia did not inform the US
Pentagon’s spokesman John Kirby said that the agency was concerned about the tests conducted by Russia. He also added that Moscow did not inform about them Washington. The representative expressed the hope that world space powers would respect international rules for using outer space.
Earlier in the Flight Management Center reported that the ISS can get close to the cosmic garbage. The instruction involves the location of the crew on the ship during the rapprochement of the station with a potentially dangerous object.
During the crew negotiations from the land, the space trash flew past the ISS, astronauts and astronauts were able to return to their places, but it was noted that after an hour and a half, the wreckage would be able to disturb the station again.
UK Reaction
The head of the UK Ministry of Defense Ben Wallace also stated that Russia neglected the security of outer space, having experienced antispot weapons, thereby created a threat to satellites and spacecraft. His application was published in twitter military department.
Reaction to the ISS
Astronauts on board the ISS all Tuesday, November 16, will keep internal hatches closed due to risks caused by cosmic garbage. Such recommendations gave the US Space Flight Management Center, writes TASS.
According to them, the hatches between the main modules should be left closed until work is underway to track debris caused by satellite destruction.
Earlier it became known that the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday will discuss with the NASA representatives of the Space District. The meeting will take place on November 16 at 11:00 in Moscow. It is noted that negotiations were planned to spend earlier.
Due to the incident with cosmic garbage, the circle to the discussion will expand. The American side at the meeting will be introduced by the head of the NASA program at the ISS Joel Montalbano and Assistant Director NASA Robert Kaban.