Last week, India demonstrated its missile prowess by shooting down one of its own low-orbit satellites. India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said the satellite’s destruction showed India could be “a space power.”
But now, NASA is calling the demonstration a “terrible, terrible thing” that has put the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew at risk, as debris from the destroyed satellite could cause damage, according to Business Insider. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Monday that they are only able to track debris larger than 4 inches in length, but so far are tracking 60 such pieces from the Indian satellite, 24 of which were above the ISS.
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