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To: nicewatch who wrote (87875)	8/16/2018 2:52:57 AM
From: slowmo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 457878

It's probably following the Astronauts to the Space Station. A planned Russian takeover of the ISS?

To: nicewatch who wrote (87875)	8/16/2018 10:39:04 AM
From: Honey_Bee	2 Recommendations Recommended By nicewatch Thehammer Respond to of 457878

Let's get that posted again in case anyone missed it. This is a bit concerning - but we don't really know much about the source of this: A mysterious Russian satellite displaying "very abnormal behaviour" has raised alarm in the US, according to a State Department official. "We don't know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it," said assistant secretary Yleem Poblete at a conference in Switzerland on 14 August. She voiced fears that it was impossible to say if the object may be a weapon. Russia has dismissed the comments as "unfounded, slanderous accusations based on suspicions". The satellite in question was launched in October last year. "[The satellite's] behaviour on-orbit was inconsistent with anything seen before from on-orbit inspection or space situational awareness capabilities, including other Russian inspection satellite activities," Ms Poblete told the conference on disarmament in Switzerland. "Russian intentions with respect to this satellite are unclear and are obviously a very troubling development," she added, citing recent comments made by the commander of Russia's Space Forces, who said adopting "new prototypes of weapons" was a key objective for the force. Ms Poblete said that the US had "serious concerns" that Russia was developing anti-satellite weapons. bbc.com