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  • Ukraine war: How it could play out in space, with potentially dangerous consequences

    03/10/2022 9:26:09 AM PST · by LibWhacker · 15 replies
    Phys.org ^ | 3/10/2022 | Mark Hilborne
    Could Russia crash the ISS? Nearly three decades of close collaboration in space between Russia and the western world seems to be coming to an end. With increasing tensions over Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Russia has arguably threatened to crash the International Space Station and refuse to launch satellites for western countries. A few months ago, Russia blew up one of its own defunct satellites, creating space junk that threatened the safety of astronauts at the ISS. So how is the war likely to impact on operations in space going forward, and what are the consequences? Aggression in...