The U.S. State Department said Russia conducted a weapons test against one of its own satellites which the department says has generated thousands of orbital debris. This debris has caused risk for astronauts at the International Space Station.
A Russian weapons test generated more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that now pose a threat to the seven astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station , according to U.S. officials.
Four American astronauts arrived at the ISS Thursday night, joining one German and two Russians already on board. The crew members were all forced to take shelter in their docked space capsules earlier on Monday because of the threat posed by the debris, AP reported. The heightened peril from the debris fragments could linger over the next couple days, potentially causing more interruptions in the astronauts' work,Space junk is threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station and forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsules. The U.S. Space Command says it's tracking a field of orbiting debris, the apparent result of some satellite break-up event.
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