US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after Russian hazardous space activity warning

A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III taking off from Christchurch, New Zealand, returned after receiving a “potentially hazardous” space activity notice.

A U.S. Air Force plane heading to Antarctica was forced to turn around Tuesday due to a “potentially hazardous” space activity warning.  The American C-17 Globemaster aircraft, using callsign ICE28, initially took off around 9:00 a.m. local time ut returned to Christchurch, New Zealand, less than 3 hours later due to a

A U.S. air force flight bound for Antarctica returned to New Zealand after a warning about “potentially hazardous” space activity, according to New Zealand authorities.

US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after space activity warning  CNN

The Civil Aviation Authority issued a danger notice after Russian authorities warned of a planned missile launch in international airspace.

Russia had notified the CAA of 'potentially hazardous' space activity beforehand.