{"id":1016618,"date":"2021-11-15T19:29:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T00:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1016618"},"modified":"2021-11-15T19:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T00:29:23","slug":"russia-shoots-down-satellite-in-space-using-missile-debris-threatens-international-space-station-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-shoots-down-satellite-in-space-using-missile-debris-threatens-international-space-station-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Shoots Down Satellite In Space Using Missile, Debris Threatens International Space Station: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-shoots-down-satellite-in-space-using-missile-debris-threatens-international-space-station-reports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1016618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russia shot down a satellite in space on Monday, marking the first time Russia has shown the ability to shoot down objects in space using weapon systems on earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile on Nov. 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite [COSMOS 1408] and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit,\u201d U.S. Space Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacecom.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2842957\/russian-direct-ascent-anti-satellite-missile-test-creates-significant-long-last\/\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThe test so far has generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and will likely generate hundreds of thousands of pieces of smaller orbital debris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, said that the strike showed a \u201cdeliberate disregard for the security, safety, stability, and long-term sustainability of the space domain for all nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson said that the leftover debris from the strike would pose a threat to space activities for years, potentially decades, as numerous actions will need to be taken in an effort to avoid collisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia is developing and deploying capabilities to actively deny access to and use of space by the United States and its allies and partners,\u201d Dickinson added. \u201cRussia\u2019s tests of direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons clearly demonstrate that Russia continues to pursue counterspace weapon systems that undermine strategic stability and pose a threat to all nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to the strike in a statement, writing: \u201cWe condemn Russia\u2019s reckless test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile against its own satellite, creating space debris that risks astronauts\u2019 lives, the integrity of the International Space Station, and the interests of all nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The test comes as Russia has shown increased aggression on multiple fronts in recent months, including a build up of troops on the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) called out the Biden administration earlier this month, demanding that it down more to counter Russian aggression, especially after the administration lifted sanctions on a Russian pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Portman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portman.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/portman-biden-administration-must-do-more-combat-ongoing-russian-aggression\">said<\/a> in part:<\/p>\n<p>Since the announcement by President Biden to waive the congressionally-mandated sanctions on Nord Stream 2, Russia has used its energy resources as a weapon, both to extract geopolitical concessions and to put immense pressure on Ukrainians. As recently as October 29, Russia announced a halt to its exports of anthracite to Ukraine, even as Russia has increased exports of this commodity to Asia and other European countries. Ukraine\u2019s supply of heating resources are already low given higher than expected demand and lower domestic production. It is clear that the Biden administration\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia shot down a satellite in space on Monday, marking the first time Russia has shown the ability to shoot down objects in space using weapon systems on earth.\u201cRussia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile on Nov. 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite [COSMOS 1408] and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit,\u201d U.S. Space Command said in a statement. \u201cThe test so far has generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and will likely generate hundreds of thousands of pieces of smaller orbital debris.\u201dU.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, said that the strike showed a \u201cdeliberate disregard for the security, safety, stability, and long-term sustainability of the space domain for all nations.\u201dDickinson said that the leftover debris from the strike would pose a threat to space activities for years, potentially decades, as numerous actions will need to be taken in an effort to avoid collisions.\u201cRussia is developing and deploying capabilities to actively deny access to and use of space by the United States and its allies and partners,\u201d Dickinson added. \u201cRussia\u2019s tests of direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons clearly demonstrate that Russia continues to pursue counterspace weapon systems that undermine strategic stability and pose a threat to all nations.\u201dSecretary of State Antony Blinken responded to the strike in a statement, writing: \u201cWe condemn Russia\u2019s reckless test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile against its own satellite, creating space debris that risks astronauts\u2019 lives, the integrity of the International Space Station, and the interests of all nations.\u201dThe test comes as Russia has shown increased aggression on multiple fronts in recent months, including a build up of troops on the Ukrainian border.Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) called out the Biden administration earlier this month, demanding that it down more to counter Russian aggression, especially after the administration lifted sanctions on a Russian pipeline.Portman said in part:Since the announcement by President Biden to waive the congressionally-mandated sanctions on Nord Stream 2, Russia has used its energy resources as a weapon, both to extract geopolitical concessions and to put immense pressure on Ukrainians. As recently as October 29, Russia announced a halt to its exports of anthracite to Ukraine, even as Russia has increased exports of this commodity to Asia and other European countries. Ukraine\u2019s supply of heating resources are already low given higher than expected demand and lower domestic production. It is clear that the Biden administration\u2019s decision to allow Nord Stream 2 to become operational, has allowed Russian to use energy as a weapon, and the situation is set to get worse as Russia\u2019s market share of European gas exports has increased to more than a third. While Ukraine is on the front lines of facing Russian malign influence, this is truly a problem for the whole of Europe.Related:The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1016618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}