Russia’s ASAT Test Shows Need For Improved Space Awareness

Brian Everstine November 17, 2021
Artist's concept of low Earth orbit space debris.
Credit: NASA
Russia’s Nov. 15 test of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile, which destroyed a Russian satellite and created a new field of debris, shows the U.S. needs to change its approach to space situational awareness away from simply tracking what debris is already in orbit to actively looking for new...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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