ASAT Ban Aimed at Presenting US as Defender of Sanctity of Space Which It Surely is Not

Published by Sputnik News, 20 April 2020 Vice President Kamala Harris announced on 19 April Washington's commitment to a ban on anti-satellite missile testing (ASAT) while visiting Vandenberg Space Force Base and called upon others to jump on the US bandwagon. What's behind the Biden administration's space initiative? "I would

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China ‘Decodes’ An Orbiting US Satellite; Claims Expertise In Automatically Detecting & Fixing Security Flaws In Outer Space

By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by The EurAsian Times, 10 April 2022 The overcrowding of space has fueled concerns of cyber attacks on satellites. Given the inexpensive and readily available disruptive tools in the digital age, both military and commercial satellites remain vulnerable to hacking by state and non-state actors. To

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The space arms race keeps accelerating, new reports warn

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 4 April 2022 As space becomes increasingly important to terrestrial activities, the tools and weapons available to disrupt and damage satellites are proliferating around the world COLORADO SPRINGS – It’s hard to imagine how the world’s economies and military forces would operate without unfettered

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Satellite supply chains coming under increasing scrutiny

By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 22 March 2022 WASHINGTON — Changes in the geopolitical landscape following Russia’s war in Ukraine are pushing space companies to tighten international supply chains amid a renewed focus on security.  “We’re having to scrutinize our supply chain even more,” Tina Ghataore, chief commercial officer

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