Floating debris from India’s controversial test of an anti-satellite weapon could potentially place the International Space Station at risk, warns NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Of those 60, we know that about 24 of them are going above the apogee of the International Space Station,” he said. “The good thing is that it’s low enough in Earth orbit that, over time, it will dissipate.”“Our astronauts are still safe, the International Space Station is still safe,” he said. He said the Air Force will inform satellite operators if any of those objects become a threat to satellites in orbit. "At this point in time the International Space Station is not at risk," he said.

Source: Fox News April 02, 2019 17:39 UTC