China accuses the United States of putting astronauts in danger, weeks after complaining to the United Nations about near-collisions in orbit with satellites launched by American company SpaceX.
China has accused the United States of putting astronauts in danger, weeks after complaining to the United Nations about near-collisions in orbit with satellites launched by American company SpaceX.The satellites were both from Starlink Internet Services, a division SpaceXChina's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the United States ignored obligations under outer space treaties, exposing astronauts to danger.
China's space station had two "close encounters" with US satellites this year, on July 1 and October 21, according to a document submitted by China earlier this month to the UN's space agency. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
"The US claims to be a strong advocate for the concept of responsible behaviour in outer space, but it disregarded its treaty obligations and posed a grave threat to the safety of astronauts," Mr Lijian said in a press conference on Tuesday.
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