Senators say US must strengthen space debris monitoring

Agroup of US senators on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to do more to monitor and respond to space debris following Russia’s anti-satellite test. Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell, ranking Republican Roger Wicker and two other senators asked Vice President Kamala Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina…

Russian anti-satellite missile test endangers space station crew: NASA

Aspace missile fired by Russia into one of its own satellites in a weapons test on Monday generated an orbital debris field that endangered the International Space Station and will pose an ongoing hazard “for years to come,” U.S. officials said. The seven-member space station crew – four U.S.…