Balloons vs. satellites: Popping some misconceptions about capability and legality
There may not be an agreement on where airspace ends and space begins, but experts say other questions floated during the balloon saga have down-to-earth answers.
At home and internationally, ‘governance’ is the space watchword: 2023 Preview
There are a host of open questions bedeviling national and international policy- and law-makers as they struggle to get a better grip on both the explosion of commercial players with innovative ideas for space utilization and the growing military interest in space as a tool of, and venue for, war.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Space strategies, ops and tech go into hyperdrive: 5 stories from 2022
From solar power in space to the evolving roll of commercial satellites, 2022 saw more activity, and more controversy, in the heavens.
US call for halting kinetic anti-satellite tests gets boost from UN vote
France just last week became the ninth nation to publicly join the moratorium — following Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland, and Australia.
FCC to open ‘Space Bureau’ to keep up with satellite boom in new, commercial ‘Space Age’
"I think the FCC needs some remodeling," Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said, announcing the new bureau as well as a new, separate International Affairs office.
UN committee endorses US call for moratorium on destructive ASAT missile tests
"There are ongoing reviews to find other other commitments that we can make, specifically around national security space activities," said the State Department's Richard Buenneke.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Give JADC2 to Space Force, along with ASAT weapons: Mitchell report
"We may say that we don't want to, and we stand behind not doing, kinetic debris creating testing, but that does not mean that we should not have that capability," said Mitchell Institute Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies Tim Ryan.
Space Force should heed Ukraine lessons as it revamps structure: CSO nominee Saltzman
The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Gen. Chance Saltzman as the next, and second, Space Force chief was free of major fireworks — suggesting an easy 'yea' vote.
EXCLUSIVE: US pushes ASAT missile ban as UN norms group reconvenes
Up to now, only Canada and New Zealand have joined the US in unilaterally pledging not to test destructive ASAT missiles, but diplomats expect others to join in.
Congress must support a diversified, multi-layered approach to space missile warning
America’s adversaries are developing tools to trick or destroy current missile tracking capabilities. It’s time to get back ahead of the curve, writes Christopher Stone of the Mitchell Institute.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Paris inks Artemis Accords, sets stage for closer US-France space norms efforts
"The space industry is evolving, expanding at an extremely fast pace. As new players come on board the number of risk rises but so does the number of opportunities," said French Ambassador Philippe Étienne.
UN talks on space norms surprisingly collegial, but fireworks to come: Sources
Though even global rivals had substantive discussions this time, "I imagine that it will start to get spicier," an allied expert said of the next meeting of the UN group that will focus on threatening behavior by military space operators.
Don’t be dazzled by Russia’s laser weapons claims: Experts
"There’s not a lot of detail, but from what there is, there’s no need to hyperventilate," said Laura Grego, an astrophysicist at MIT.
US pledges no destructive ASAT missile tests, urges international norm
Until now, no US administration was willing to do anything formal, even if only making a public pledge, that would tie the military's hands in any way regarding the use of ASATs.