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The Chinese satellite almost collided with one of the many debris lumps left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, state media reported. Moscow blew up one of its old satellites in a missile test in November, causing international anger due to space debris scattered around the Earth’s orbit. US officials have accused Moscow of creating a cloud of debris and conducting a “dangerous and irresponsible” strike that forced the crew of the International Space Station to take evasive action. Russia has dismissed these concerns and denied that space debris poses a danger, but suggests that a...
