Mission Shakti 'terrible thing', threat to ISS, astronauts, says Nasa

Risk of debris colliding with the International Space Station has risen by 44% since the weapon test

India’s destruction of one of its own satellites was a “terrible thing” as it created about 400 pieces of orbital debris, the chief of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has said, warning that the risk of debris colliding with the International Space Station (ISS) has risen by 44 per cent since the Indian anti-satellite weapon test.
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on March 27 that India has achieved a “historic feat” by shooting down its own low-orbit satellite with a ground-to-space missile, making the country a “space power.” Only three other countries — the US, Russia and