Russia says Elon Musks rocket fragment will pass 5.5 kilometers from the International Space Station – Market Research Telecast

A fragment of a rocket from SpaceX that continues to orbit the Earth will pass near the International Space Station, as announced by the Russian space agency Roscosmos, which follows the trajectory of the piece.

In a release issued this Tuesday, the agency specifies that the fragment of a Falcon 9 launched by Elon Musks company in 2019, it will pass near the orbital base in two days.

On November 25 at 07:18, Moscow time, a fragment of an American rocket is scheduled to approach the International Space Station, the statement detailed.

According to Russian experts, the Minimal distance between the station and the object will be about 5.5 kilometers , despite what the crew keep working normally.

Last week members of the ISS crew four Americans, two Russians and one German were forced to transfer to the Soyuz and Crew Dragon spacecraft in front of the fear of collisions with space debris, after Russia shot down a former Soviet satellite, a decision that was branded as dangerous and irresponsibleby Washington.

However, from Moscow they stressed that the fragments that were formed did not pose any threat to the orbital base or the satellites, and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, called it hypocrites the accusations of the American authorities. We would prefer that the US, rather than baseless allegations, actually sit at the negotiating table and discuss its concerns about the treaty that Russia and China are proposing to prevent the arms race [en el espacio] and that the US does not want to sign, he declared.

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