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<\/div>Explosive Demonstration<\/h2>
Last month, India demonstrated its capabilities as a spacefaring nation and drew international criticism when it used a missile<\/a> to blew up one of its own satellites.<\/p> The launch happened to coincide with Lockheed Martin’s test run of a new space monitoring technology called the Space Fence, which can detect and track any unregistered objects orbiting the Earth. According to Space News<\/em><\/a>, that was a stroke of luck that could mitigate damage to people and equipment in space.<\/p> The satellite explosion essentially turned the satellite into a cloud of space debris<\/a>, which could in the future collide with other satellites, scientific instruments, or astronauts in orbit around the Earth — remember “Gravity”?<\/p> “We happened to be up during an endurance test and we were very excited to see that the system performed nominally,” Matthew Hughes, Lockheed Martin business development manager, told Space News<\/em>. “Space fence is all about the ability to identify break ups, maneuvers, closely spaced objects, proximity operations, new foreign launches.”<\/p> While Space Fence isn’t an actual blockade in space, it can at least help officials prepare for and plan around collisions.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Indian anti-satellite test proves early test for Space Fence<\/a> [Space News<\/em>]<\/p> More on India’s Satellite:<\/strong> NASA: When India Blew up a Satellite, it Endangered Astronauts<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post India Blew up a Satellite. Now A “Space Fence” Is Tracking Its Debris<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read the original: Explosive Demonstration Last month, India demonstrated its capabilities as a spacefaring nation and drew international criticism when it used a missile to blew up one of its own satellites. The launch happened to coincide with Lockheed Martin\u2019s test run of a new space monitoring technology called the Space Fence, which can detect and track any unregistered objects orbiting the Earth.\u00a0 According to Space News , that was\u00a0a stroke of luck that could mitigate damage to people and equipment in space. Picket Fence The satellite explosion essentially turned the satellite into a cloud of space debris , which could in the future collide with other satellites, scientific instruments, or astronauts in orbit around the Earth \u2014 remember \u201cGravity\u201d? Continue reading Picket Fence<\/h2>
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