Victoria Samson, Jessica West, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:55:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Victoria Samson, Jessica West, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble: stirring up an arms race in space https://spacenews.com/hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-stirring-up-an-arms-race-in-space/ https://spacenews.com/hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-stirring-up-an-arms-race-in-space/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512650 Illustration of a space tracking and surveillance system.

Like a cursed spell, space-based missile defense keeps getting resurrected — no matter how many times it’s been banished. President Trump’s Executive Order, The Iron Dome for America, released Jan. […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/hubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble-stirring-up-an-arms-race-in-space/feed/ 0 512650 Op-ed | India’s ASAT test is wake-up call for norms of behavior in space https://spacenews.com/op-ed-indias-asat-test-is-wake-up-call-for-norms-of-behavior-in-space/ https://spacenews.com/op-ed-indias-asat-test-is-wake-up-call-for-norms-of-behavior-in-space/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:51:49 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=87506

Internationally, the Indian test is further evidence of the more complex space domain, the lack of progress on developing norms of behavior for space, and the challenges of ensuring its long-term sustainability.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/op-ed-indias-asat-test-is-wake-up-call-for-norms-of-behavior-in-space/feed/ 0 87506 Why the U.S. Needs to Reach Out in Space https://spacenews.com/why-us-needs-reach-out-space/ https://spacenews.com/why-us-needs-reach-out-space/#respond http://dev.spacenews.com/why-us-needs-reach-out-space/ As U.S. reliance on space systems for economic, military and civilian uses deepens, vulnerabilities in the space realm are becoming increasingly apparent. Since it seems likely that this dependence will only continue to grow, it behooves the United States to expand its scope in finding ways to protect its space assets.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/why-us-needs-reach-out-space/feed/ 0 1980 A Contender for SBIRS High https://spacenews.com/contender-sbirs-high/ https://spacenews.com/contender-sbirs-high/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:58:00 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/contender-sbirs-high/ The satellites being developed under the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High program could get pushed aside in favor of new technology. If that happens, it will largely be the result of the myriad of problems that SBIRS High has undergone in its 10-year history of running behind schedule and over budget.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/contender-sbirs-high/feed/ 0 8366 A Tale of Two Missile Defense Systems https://spacenews.com/tale-two-missile-defense-systems/ https://spacenews.com/tale-two-missile-defense-systems/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:00:00 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/tale-two-missile-defense-systems/ W hile much has been made of the U. S. fledgling missile defense system, it is often forgotten that another country already has deployed a layered national missile defense system. Israel's Arrow Weapon System has been fielded in two batteries and provides one tier of its hoped-for defense against tactical ballistic missiles (an older version of the Patriot missile defense system provides the second tier).

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