“We have standard operating procedures (SOPs) to deal with foreign debris if it enters the country’s space.
“There is no need for the public to worry about the risks,” he said when winding up the 2018 Supply Bill at the committee stage for his ministry in the Dewan Rakyat here yesterday.
He was responding to a question from Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong), who wanted to know the status of the Chinese space station, and steps the ministry would take if debris entered earth’s orbit.
Some local and international media had reported that the space station, which was left unmanned since 2013, is now out of control.
The reports said Chinese authorities were working closely with the United Nations and other space agencies to identify the precise point of impact and issue early warning in case of high risk.
The National Space Agency yesterday issued a statement that the chances of debris from the Chinese space station falling on Malaysian soil was remote.