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America in space: Future visions, current issues

Frank A. Rose testified before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee on pressing challenges to ...

Why satellite mega-constellations are a threat to the future of space | MIT Technology Review

A recent Indian anti-satellite test was hazardous, but plans for mass satellite launches by SpaceX and OneWeb could pose...

Commerce Department Begins Work to Manage Space Congestion

The Department of Commerce began addressing the growing congestion in space as directed by President Trump, National Def...

NASA: Debris From India's Anti-Satellite Test Raised Threat To Space Station : NPR

When India blew apart one of its satellites orbiting Earth last week, it created hundreds of pieces of orbital debris, a...

Commerce Department seeks to increase American space industry’s global competitiveness - SpaceNews

The Commerce Department wants to improve the standing of the American space industry in an increasingly competitive glob...

ESA - Space debris by the numbers

The latest figures related to space debris, provided by ESA's Space Debris Office at ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany....

A ‘New Chapter’ in Government Procurement of Satellite Solutions

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International Space Station astronauts plug leak with finger and tape after being hit with debris

The International Space Station (ISS) has sprung a leak after being hit by space junk or a micrometeorite....

ISS leak highlights concerns about orbital debris and station operations - SpaceNews

As the crew of the International Space Station worked Aug. 30 to fix a minor air leak, the incident illustrated the grow...

How the Kessler Syndrome can end all space exploration and destroy modern life - Big Think

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