Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#Space companies say #antisatellite or #ASAT tests threaten economic development
The statement comes two years after #Russia shot down one of an older #satellite, #Kosmos1408, with a #Nudol #missile launched from the ground. The test, intended to demonstrate Russia's capability to shoot down assets in space, showered more than 1,500 pieces of debris into low-Earth orbit (#LEO)
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/worried-about-orbital-debris-private-space-companies-push-to-end-asat-tests/
The statement comes two years after #Russia shot down one of an older #satellite, #Kosmos1408, with a #Nudol #missile launched from the ground. The test, intended to demonstrate Russia's capability to shoot down assets in space, showered more than 1,500 pieces of debris into low-Earth orbit (#LEO)
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/worried-about-orbital-debris-private-space-companies-push-to-end-asat-tests/
