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Russian and Chinese anti-satellite tests are responsible for "pretty much 20 percent" of "conjunction" warnings, that is predictions that two space objects are likely to collide, in 2022, said the State Department's Eric Desautels.
As Earth's orbit gets more crowded, researchers are proposing solutions ranging from simply removing what they can to upending our entire satellite strategy.
Recent events show that current methods for calculating satellite collision in orbit are outdated and nearsighted, and better math for conjunction mitigation could shape how humans manage risk to maintain vital functions of space.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a petition to probe the outgoing Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for allegedly using the establishment of a national carrier, Nigeria Air, to perpetrate fraud and commit economic sabotage against the country. The petition was addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and was signed by the Executive Director of a civic group, Secure World and Liberty Initiative for Peace, Mark Adebayo.
In March, India became only the fourth country in the world—after Russia, the US, and China—to successfully destroy a satellite in orbit. Mission Shakti, as it was called, was a demonstration of a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon (ASAT)—or in plain English, a missile launched from the ground. Typically this type of ASAT has a “kill vehicle,”…