Mission Shakti: Aswachh Space Abhiyaan is ‘Kaafi Real’

The head of NASA branded the destruction of one of India’s satellites under Mission Shakti a “terrible thing”.

The head of NASA on Tuesday, 2 April, branded the destruction of India’s satellite a “terrible thing”.

(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)

The head of NASA on Tuesday, 2 April, branded the destruction of one of India’s satellites under Mission Shakti a “terrible thing” that created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

The head of NASA on Tuesday, 2 April, branded the destruction of India’s satellite a “terrible thing”.(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)

However former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr VK Saraswat has called the observation “speculative”.