The 2023 bill includes a measure to address orbital debris—or space junk—that would require the secretary of defense to submit a report "on the risks posed by man-made space debris in low-Earth orbit.
Space debris is an issue that has been gaining growing interest, not only from Congress, but also from NASA and the Federal Communications Commission . The version included in the 2023 NDAA is more similar to the House version of the amendment, which required a report on orbital debris.
Report: Arkansas needs more public, private investment in space technology, autonomous vehicles
Gov. Asa Hutchinson presented findings of a new report Thursday with the goal of making Arkansas a hub for the future of space travel, electric vehicles and drone technology.
A team of business executives, top-level bureaucrats and academics tasked with how to make Arkansas a center for transportation entrepreneurship and research, known as the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility, released a report after 10 months of work.
U.S. extends three firms' export ban over China exports | Reuters
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department will continue to deny three U.S.-based firms' export privileges, the government announced on Thursday, saying the companies had illegally exported satellite, rocket and defense technology to China.
The extension came after new concerns about Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc, Rapid Cut LLC and U.S. Prototype Inc, which the Commerce Department said in a June 7 order had sent technical drawings and blueprints from U.S.
Keeping the Peace as Geopolitical Competition Rises in Space | Duke Today
With the rise of commercialized space flight and the threat of significant weaponization of space, it will take an international effort to develop and adopt agreed-upon regulations to maintain safety, according to speakers at a Duke Space Diplomacy Lab webinar.
“Given the increasing number of government and private sector actors with the capability of launching spacecraft with a wide range of commercial, defense, communications and intelligence capabilities, urgent space diplomacy is needed now more than ever to ensure that emerging space security ...
Feinstein, Lieu Introduce Resolution Supporting Global Ban on Anti-Satellite Missile Tests - Press ...
The Department of Defense currently tracks more than 47,000 objects in space larger than 10 cm, including debris from anti-satellite missile tests, which can harm vital assets in orbit.
“Destructive anti-satellite missile tests create large amounts of space debris that threaten astronauts and satellites that provide vital services,” said Senator Feinstein.
50 Years Later: Apollo 17 astronaut remembers last trip to the moon, looks to the future of the ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — As much as things change, they stay the same. Space exploration pushes the bounds of technology and innovation.
“It’s really amazing to me how fast 50 years has gone, and how much has happened in those years,” Schmitt said.
Self-driving car technology could power humanity's return to the Moon
After a 50-year break, humans are finally returning to the Moon . At least, that's the plan.
Things will look a lot different this time than in 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong relied on maps to carefully navigate the Lunar Module Eagle onto the Moon's surface.
Peregrine 1, which is set to take off in early 2023, could mark an entirely new era of lunar landings: People no longer need to do the high-stakes maneuvering on their own.
Blue Origin and Dynetics bidding on second Artemis lunar lander - SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Teams led by Blue Origin and Dynetics, runners-up in NASA's first competition to develop a lander to transport astronauts to the lunar surface, have submitted proposals for a NASA competition to select a second lander.
As with its original Human Landing System (HLS) proposal, Blue Origin called the companies it partnered with on the SLD proposal the "National Team." Draper and Lockheed Martin, who were part of that original proposal, rejoined the new team.
Cyberspace in space: The out of-this-world challenges ahead | ZDNET
Some of humanity's greatest innovations have emerged from space exploration. With a new space race led by the next generation of private companies, here's how they're pushing the boundaries again.
But just because they are in orbit, that doesn't mean satellites are out of reach of attack: security is an ongoing concern and one that is likely to grow.
Why UK space tech is now ready for take-off
When, two Prime Ministers ago, Boris Johnson hailed the UK's new Space Strategy , he reached for his characteristic rhetoric, as if to prove that you can reach space on hot air (it's called rocket science). In his foreword to the September 2021 document, he wrote:
The days of the UK space industry idling on the launch pad are over – this government has 'The Right Stuff', and this Strategy marks the start of the countdown...
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