David Byers and Jane Macartney of The Times, in Beijing
America’s decision to destroy a defunct spy satellite orbiting Earth by firing a missile into outer space provoked a diplomatic row today, with both China and Russia accusing the US of having carried out a covert weapons test.
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Health of the U.S. Space Industrial Base
The Defense Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) at CSIS hosted a briefing on the health of the U.S. space industrial base and the impact of export control. The briefing summarizes the key findings and offers recomendations of an independent working group cochaired by CSIS. The briefing provides thirteen findings and nine recomendations to improve the U.S. space industry.