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Russian ASAT Demo Tested US Space Command’s Nascent Domain Awareness

March 10, 2022 | By Shaun Waterman
The Russian test of an anti-satellite weapon system in 2021 gave the newly relaunched U.S. Space Command the chance to showcase its growing ability to perceive and understand the space domain, its commander Gen. James H. Dickinson said.

New Analysis of Russian ASAT Provides Clues to Weapon’s Trajectory, Says Risk From Debris Could Grow

Jan. 25, 2022 | By Amanda Miller
The Space Force won’t speculate publicly on details about Russia’s debris-generating test of an anti-satellite weapon in low Earth orbit in November. Outside experts, on the other hand, suspect that the weapon approached the target satellite from behind and below and broke it up into ...

Listen to a USAF Astronaut’s Emergency Call With NASA After Russian ASAT Test

Nov. 18, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
Air Force Col. Raja Chari is the astronaut onboard the International Space Station heard receiving emergency instructions from Johnson Space Center after Nov. 15’s anti-satellite weapon test by Russia, NASA confirmed to Air Force Magazine. Commander of the Crew-3 mission—the third under SpaceX’s contract to ...

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