Russian anti-satellite weapons test is ‘dangerous and irresponsible:’ US State Department

An anti-satellite weapons test by Russia against one of its own targets has generated debris that is a risk to astronauts on the International Space Station and other activities in outer space, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. Experts say weapons that shatter satellites pose a space hazard by creating clouds of fragments that can collide with other objects, setting off a chain reaction of projectiles through the earth’s orbit.

• Russia denies endangering astronauts with space junk created by weapons test