Senate Commerce Committee leaders push bill for space debris cleanup

Senate Commerce Committee leaders push bill for space debris cleanup
Senate Commerce Committee leaders push bill for space debris cleanup

“Orbital debris remediation is one of the main areas where the US is falling behind other countries, and this bill would help put America back in a leadership position on making space more sustainable for all to use,” enthused Secure World Foundation’s Brian Weeden.

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Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling

Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling
Key senators renew push to undo FCC’s Ligado spectrum ruling

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is planning to release on Sept. 9 its review of the impacts on DoD use of GPS – just a few weeks before Ligado plans to go live.

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Senators Fret Shift Of Civil Space Tracking From DoD Lagging

Senators Fret Shift Of Civil Space Tracking From DoD Lagging
Senators Fret Shift Of Civil Space Tracking From DoD Lagging

“Right now we’re on track to have a major collision in Low Earth Orbit roughly every 10 years. And that problem is only getting worse and worse,” said AGI CEO Paul Graziani.

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Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote

Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote
Iridium Publicly Threatens Lawsuit To Overturn FCC’s Ligado Vote

“I think there’s some very compelling petitions for reconsideration before the FCC right now, so I’m hoping that they would hit the pause button,” says Iridium’s legal rep Robert McDowell.

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New Coalition Widens Opposition; Inhofe, Reed Draft Anti-Ligado Bill

New Coalition Widens Opposition; Inhofe, Reed Draft Anti-Ligado Bill
New Coalition Widens Opposition; Inhofe, Reed Draft Anti-Ligado Bill

Dale Leibach, Keep GPS Working spokesperson, says that already “about one-third — Republicans and Democrats — of the Senate oppose” the Ligado plan.

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