By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 1 July 2021 Space Force is actively considering whether its future missile warning and tracking satellites should be stationed in a wider range of orbits than in the past to improve the network's accuracy and resiliency, an SMC official says. WASHINGTON: The Space
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 30 June 2021 WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit successfully delivered four U.S. military satellites to low Earth orbit on June 30 as part of the company’s second successful launch of the LauncherOne rocket. While most space launches start with the rocket standing vertically on a
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 29 June 2021 WASHINGTON: Space is becoming ever-more important for detecting and tracking “evolved” threats from both ballistic and hypersonic cruise missiles, Vice Adm. Jon Hill, Missile Defense Agency director, said today. “One of the great values of space” is to “sensor architectures,”
By Caroline Delbert, Published by Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2021 Mega-constellations might end up being a massive problem. A huge number of low-Earth orbit satellites could cause environmental problems.Byproduct aluminum oxide reflects sunlight and helps to deplete ozone.There are unintended consequences in legality and even the study of astronomy. The
By International Affairs and Disarmament committee, New Zealand Peace Foundation, received 16 June 2021 To the Prime Minister of New ZealandParliament House, Wellington CC. Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Business, Innovation and Employment Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Minister of Defence Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and
By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Published by Scientific American, 15 June 2021 The company’s ongoing launches of thousands of satellites for global high-speed Internet service may clash with preexisting environmental regulations Should the natural beauty of our night sky be protected under law, or should it be free and open for anyone
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press, Published by DefenseNews, 15 June 2021 BRUSSELS — NATO leaders on Monday expanded the use of their all for one, one for all, mutual defense clause to include a collective response to attacks in space. Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty states that an
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 7 June 2021 When defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere, they leave behind chemicals that could damage the ozone layer and affect how much light Earth absorbs. Chemicals released as defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere could damage Earth’s protective ozone layer if plans
