The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has launched a potential four-year program designed to detect, characterize and track small debris in space. The Space Debris Identification and Tracking program intends to identify
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Jessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, has proposed new rules that would direct satellite operators to deorbit their spacecraft within five years of concluding their missions in low-Earth orbit to
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The National Science and Technology Council has released a strategic plan for developing a coordinated approach to addressing risks posed by orbital debris to space exploration initiatives. The National Orbital Debris Implementation
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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will hold a proposer’s day on Aug. 10 in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss the forthcoming Space Debris Identification and Tracking program with industry partners. The agency
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Lt. Gen. B. Chance Sdaltzman, deputy chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, said the service branch must lead efforts to establish and promote regulations on orbital safety. Saltzman said
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Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for the White House, said President Joe Biden will not abolish the U.S. Space Force. Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said
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The National Space Council, an office handling space-related policy, is talking with various agencies on policy to mitigate orbital debris, Space News reported Thursday. This engagement responds to the Federal Communications Commission's proposal
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The House Science Committee has called on the Federal Communications Commission to delay an April 23 vote on its updated space debris regulations, SpaceNews reported Friday. The FCC on April 2 issued its
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The Department of Commerce is close to signing an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to gain access to the service’s space situational awareness data to come up with a repository of sensor
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NASA is resuming cooperation with India’s space agency following a brief suspension due to New Delhi’s March 27 anti-satellite test of a ground-launched missile that destroyed a space satellite, SpaceNews reported Sunday. Al Condes,
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