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editorial | Let’s keep an open dialogue about how to protect orbiting satellites – SpaceNews

The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted political ambiguity regarding the options available to the United States to protect commercial satellites The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has estimated that there are at least 8,261 satellites in orbit around the Earth. These assets, worth more than two trillion dollars, enable our national security, our …

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China charts course for lunar and deep space exploration - SpaceNews

China charts course for lunar and deep space exploration – SpaceNews

HELSINKI — China has charted its course for robotic and crewed lunar and space exploration, with a number of missions to a permanent lunar base. Three upcoming robotic missions will set up landers, orbiters, relay satellites and test key technologies needed to begin construction of China’s International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) in the 2030s. While …

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