U.S., France Jointly Demonstrate Rendezvous And Proximity Ops

U.S. and France shared space maneuvers
Credit: Space Foundation
COLORADO SPRINGS—The U.S. and French militaries recently conducted a “first-ever” bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation in space, U.S. Space Command’s commander, Gen. Stephen Whiting, said April 8. The operation demonstrated the allies’ “combined capabilities in space, in the vicinity of a...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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