Russian satellite shot down. Space commander Friedling: “Threat impossible to stop. We need common sense and a united Europe “

Russia hit its satellite in orbit with a missile and the cloud of space debris, projectiles launched at almost eight kilometers per second, forced the astronauts of the International Space Station to take refuge in the capsules. That debris will stay years or decades in orbit. In addition to being “irresponsible”, Moscow’s gesture is “a potential threat”, according to the general Michel Friedling, head of the French Space Command.