By Scott Ritter, Published by Energy Intelligence, 23 January 2023 A recent statement by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) head Bill Nelson that the US was in a space race with China, when combined with recent moves by both the US and China to militarize space, could send the
Published by TASS, 1 November 2022 The resolution drew support from 124 delegations, while 48 voted against it and 9 abstained UNITED NATIONS, November 1. /TASS/. The UN General Assembly First Committee on Tuesday adopted Russia’s draft resolution on Further Practical Measures for the Prevention of an Arms Race in
Active debris removal is among the novel missions for which the National Space Council intends to set rules. (European Space Agency) By Theresa Hitchens,Published by Breaking Defense, 30 September 2022 The new rules framework is due to Vice President Kamala Harris by March 7, said National Space Council Director of
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 3 July 2022 WASHINGTON — The government of New Zealand has formally joined a U.S.-led ban on testing of destructive direct-ascent antisatellite (ASAT) weapons in an effort to build momentum for a global prohibition on such tests. In a July 1 speech at the
By Thomas Claburn, Published by The Register, 2 June 2022 US think tank sees growing interest in counterspace capabilities In a report published earlier this week, the Secure World Foundation, a space-oriented NGO, warned that in the past few years there's been a surge of interest in offensive counterspace weapons
Published by RT, 23 April 2022 Dmitry Rogozin has argued that destruction of a spacecraft by a foreign power could lead to an armed conflict An attack against a spacecraft could usher in the next global war, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's national space agency Roscosmos, said on Saturday.
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
By Michael Sheetz, Published by CNBC, 18 April 2022 Key Points The United States government has committed to ending the practice of anti-satellite missile tests, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday.Plans for the move were set late last year, after the Russian military destroyed a defunct satellite with an anti-satellite
