Washington: American space agency NASA on Sunday slammed China for failing to meet "responsible standards" regarding its space debris, hours after remnants of the country's largest and an out of control rocket disintegrated over the Indian Ocean near the Maldives. Reacting to China's space programme, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said: "It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris." "It is a great honor to lead @NASA, a can-do agency that accomplishes so much! The rocket launched the first module of China's new Tianhe space station into Earth's orbit on April 29. China is expected to carry out more launches in its space station programme in the coming weeks as it aims to complete the space station project next year.

Source: Mint May 09, 2021 10:52 UTC