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By APD writer Rishika Chauhan
NEW DELHI, April 4 (APD) - According to United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) India’s anti satellite test has created debris in space which can be detrimental to astronauts.
On Tuesday, NASA chief Jim Bridenstinecalled India’s destruction of its own satellite in space as a “terrible, terrible thing” and said that it had created 400 pieces of orbital debris.
He further informed that NASA was not able to track all the pieces of debris. A news report quoted him explaining, “What we are tracking right now, objects big enough to track, we’re talking about 10 centimetres, six inches or bigger, about 60 pieces have been tracked.”
His statement comes five days after India conducted its A-SAT or anti-satellite test.
While the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), declined to comment an expert mentioned that the debris would disappear in 45 days.
A report published in the Hindustan Times quoted an expert explaining, “The test was calibrated keeping in mind the debris issue. The world should know that debris from two Chinese tests is still floating whereas those created by the Indian test will disappear.”
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
