Seven North American astronauts were forced to take shelter on the International Space Station for about an hour, due to the explosion of a Russian satellite that broke into nearly 200 pieces.
Russian satellite explodes after being decommissioned Nearly 200 pieces of debris were broken intoAs a result, seven astronauts on board the International Space Station were forced to take shelter for about an hour.
NASA was told that the Russian Earth observation satellite RESURS-P1 had exploded on Wednesday, and astronauts were ordered to “shelter in their spacecraft as a standard precaution.” European Space Agency on the social network X.
The Russian space agency Roscosmos, which operated the satellite that broke apart, did not respond to a request for comment on the incident, according to the Associated Press.
grown ups Debris-generating events in orbit are rareBut they are becoming increasingly worrying as space hosts more satellite networks essential to daily life on Earth.
The amount of space debris in low orbit, about 1,000 kilometres from Earth, is increasing, especially since private companies started sending satellites into space. Data from the European Space Agency (ESA) reveals this. There are about 12,500 satellites in Earth’s orbit.
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