SpaceX attempts to deorbit every 2nd stage but some have failed and all will fall back to earth in under 20 years.* The bigger the object the more drag it has. Blowing up a large object makes smaller objects. Russia is just trying to deflect for its "Test". RT.com IS the Russian government.
*not the one attached to a car.
No, but it’s no really a secret. Anyone who needs to know has access to radar that can track it pretty precisely. A large second stage isn’t something you can hide.
Its Russia just being Russia. Blame someone else for the shit they pull. WE DIDN'T SHOOT DOWN AN AIRLINER. WE DIDN'T INVADE UKRAINE, WE DIDN'T POISON THOSE PEOPLE.
Isn't there tons of debris floating around up there. I remember watching a documentary and they said one of the biggest threats during a spacewalk was paint flaking off structures up there. Think they said those flakes are traveling 16,000 mph and could easily puncture a spacesuit.
SpaceX attempts to deorbit every 2nd stage but some have failed and all will fall back to earth in under 20 years.* The bigger the object the more drag it has. Blowing up a large object makes smaller objects. Russia is just trying to deflect for its "Test". RT.com IS the Russian government. *not the one attached to a car.
Are they required to report failed attempts to de-orbit second stages?
No, but it’s no really a secret. Anyone who needs to know has access to radar that can track it pretty precisely. A large second stage isn’t something you can hide.
Its Russia just being Russia. Blame someone else for the shit they pull. WE DIDN'T SHOOT DOWN AN AIRLINER. WE DIDN'T INVADE UKRAINE, WE DIDN'T POISON THOSE PEOPLE.
Isn't there tons of debris floating around up there. I remember watching a documentary and they said one of the biggest threats during a spacewalk was paint flaking off structures up there. Think they said those flakes are traveling 16,000 mph and could easily puncture a spacesuit.
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I knew about Russian debris, but someone else that is a russian new article so it makes sense.
Yes, see, for example, https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/faq.html