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Japan, Germany declare moratorium on anti-satellite missile tests
Japan and Germany pledged this week not to conduct direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, throwing their weight behind the U.S.-driven initiative launched in April to promote peaceful and safe use of outer space.
U.S. to introduce U.N. resolution on ASAT testing ban
The United States will introduce a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly this month calling for a halt on direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) testing.
U.S. looking to encourage more countries to join ASAT testing ban
As a second session of a United Nations working group on reducing space threats approaches, U.S. government officials say they’re looking for ways to encourage more countries to back a ban on anti-satellite weapon tests.
Report: Industry has to face reality that commercial satellites will be targets in war
A new Aerospace study warns that in crises and conflicts, "commercial space actors risk getting caught in the middle of a tense and escalatory environment."
Starlink satellites encounter Russian ASAT debris squalls
Debris from a Russian antisatellite weapon demonstration that caused “squalls” of close approaches to satellites earlier this year is now affecting a new series of Starlink satellites.
New Zealand joins ASAT testing ban
The government of New Zealand has formally joined a U.S.-led ban on testing of destructive direct-ascent ASAT weapons in an effort to build momentum for a global prohibition on such tests.
Parallel Paths for Space Sustainability
The United States' announcement of a ban on destructive ASAT tests set the stage for a UN meeting on reducing space threats.
Op-ed | Protecting Space Assets Above to Assert Geopolitical Dominance Below
The conflict in Ukraine has shown us that we must now protect and make both our government and commercial space assets more resilient.
Op-ed | U.S. Antisatellite Test Ban Reveals a New Approach for Security and Sustainability in Space
Vice President Harris’s ASAT test ban, specifically designed to address the concerns of hawks and doves alike, suggests a new approach to space security and sustainability.
Canada joins U.S. in ASAT testing ban
The Canadian government announced May 9 that it is joining the United States in banning tests of destructive direct-ascent antisatellite weapons as a step toward norms of responsible behavior in space.
Kelly plays down Russian ASAT threat
A senator and former astronaut said he did not expect Russia to perform another test of an antisatellite weapon because of the debris that posed a risk to that country’s own satellites as well as others.
U.S. ASAT ban meant to support U.N. discussions on space threats
A State Department official said the Biden administration’s announcement of a ban of one kind of ASAT weapon tests was timed to support discussions at an upcoming United Nations forum on norms of behavior in space.
South Korea “welcomes” U.S. moratorium on anti-satellite missile tests; China skeptical
South Korea “welcomed” America’s self-imposed ban on direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile tests that create orbital debris.
DoD a main proponent of anti-satellite test ban: ‘We are not disarming’
"Space related rules and norms of responsible behavior are in our interest,” said deputy assistant secretary of defense John Hill
U.S. declares ban on anti-satellite missile tests, calls for other nations to join
Vice President Kamala Harris announced April 18 that the United States will ban direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile tests that create orbital debris.
U.S. intelligence report: Multinational efforts needed to prevent wars in space
The risk that conflicts on Earth will extend to space will grow as China and Russia step up developments of ant-satellite weapons, the U.S. intelligence community warns in its annual report.
Op-ed | Russian Invasion of Ukraine Reinforces the Urgency of Fixing U.S. Satellite Vulnerability by 2027
Russia's invasion of Ukraine could portend dark things to come for Taiwan. But while it's widely understood that a clear and credible capability to thwart Chinese invasion is critical to maintaining peace in the Taiwan Straits, less understood is the role U.S. space vulnerability will play in China’s willingness to gamble on invasion.
U.S. and allies to strengthen cooperation in space
The Defense Department announced Feb. 22 that the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have signed a joint vision document that calls for greater cooperation to prevent conflicts in space.
Russian ASAT debris creating “squalls” of close approaches with satellites
Debris from a Russian antisatellite weapon demonstration in November are creating surges of close approaches, in some cases tens of thousands in a week, with active satellites in low Earth orbit.
Space Force official: U.S. has a broad range of options to respond to space aggression
If Russia, China or any other country targeted a U.S. satellite with missiles or other weapons, the United States would respond in a “proportional manner,” said Brig. Gen. John Olson, the senior reserve officer of the U.S. Space Force.
