America Russia were about to collide in space earth narrowly missed by 10 meters

The ongoing battle for supremacy between America and Russia came into limelight in the month of February, when both the countries came face to face in space. It was said in media reports that two satellites of America and Russia may collide with each other. It has now been revealed that a Russian spacecraft named ‘Cosmos 2221’ had come close to an American satellite while passing within a distance of 10 meters in space. This is a dangerous situation. Experts claim that if two satellites come so close and any mistake occurs, there can be serious consequences. This can endanger life on Earth.

media reports According to NASA, NASA Deputy Administrator and former astronaut Colonel Pam Melroy has given her opinion on the incident. Speaking at an event in Colorado, USA, he said that this was a very shocking thing for all of us personally and at NASA. He told that our Timed satellite narrowly escaped collision with Russia’s inactive spy satellite.

He said that if the two satellites had collided with each other, small pieces of debris traveling at a speed of 10 thousand miles per hour could have endangered human life on Earth. He also talked about the harm caused by small objects present in space.

It is noteworthy that space garbage has increased continuously in the last several years. Space agencies around the world are sending their satellites into space, which become inactive after a certain time and remain floating as garbage. If we understand this in figures, then the data till February 4, 2022 shows that more than 7 thousand rocket bodies of Russia are roaming in space as garbage.

America is second in the list. The US is adding to the debris in space with 5,216 pieces of space junk. After America, China is next in the list. China, which is at number three, has left 3,845 pieces of debris in space, which can become a challenge for future space missions. Japan and France are at fourth and fifth positions respectively. These 520 and 117 pieces of debris are adding to the space junk.