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ASPI Explains: Space debris and anti-satellite tests

By Malcolm Davis

What happens when a satellite is destroyed in space? What are the dangers of space debris? Can you divert an asteroid with a rocket?

In this short video, ASPI space expert Dr Malcolm Davis explains the outcomes of Russia’s recent anti-satellite test and how ‘space debris’ is already clogging up Earth’s orbit.