{"id":22220,"date":"2022-04-20T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/white-house-commits-to-no-more-destructive-anti-satellite-tests\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:36:48","slug":"white-house-commits-to-no-more-destructive-anti-satellite-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/white-house-commits-to-no-more-destructive-anti-satellite-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"White House commits to no more destructive anti-satellite tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1500\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"30069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2022\/04\/19\/white-house-commits-to-no-more-destructive-anti-satellite-tests\/kamlaharris_vandenberg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kamlaharris_vandenberg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/kamlaharris_vandenberg.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During remarks at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vice President Kamala Harris said that the US would take a stance and no longer conduct destructive anti-satellite tests and hopes to lead the globe on the \u201crules and norms\u201d of space.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-30060\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-united-states-will-no-longer-conduct-anti-satellite-tesets\">United States will no longer conduct anti-satellite tesets<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Vice President failed to acknowledge the US\u2019s history of destroying satellites in orbit, she was quick to attack China and Russia\u2019s ASAT tests in recent years. Rightfully so, as Russia\u2019s ASAT test from last November and China\u2019s from 2007 have been the worst of the pack, but the US is hardly free of wrongdoings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a strong statement, Vice President Harris said the US would end such tests as the risk to American and worldwide assets is too great. The Vice President also stated that the US would start working on bringing other nations on board to make the same pledge, praising the success of NASA\u2019s Artemis Accords.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We have consistently condemned these tests and called them reckless. But that is not enough. Today we are going further.&nbsp; I am pleased to announce that as of today, the United States commits not to conduct destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put: These tests are dangerous, and we will not conduct them.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Vice President Kamala Harris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-debris-from-china-and-russia-s-asat-test-still-threaten-us-today\">Debris from China and Russia\u2019s ASAT test still threaten us today<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last November, Russia conducted an ASAT test on one of its old spy satellites. This test destroyed the satellite and scattered debris between 190 and 680 miles in altitude. This also caused concern for the International Space Station, of which Russia is a partner and had two cosmonauts on board. For safety, crews had to shelter in their spacecraft in case of a debris strike.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-30060',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While previous Russian ASAT test debris has since been deorbited, due to the height and energy of this one, a lot of this debris will stay in orbit for a long time. This means it will continue to cause a risk to other spacecraft and satellites in the future. However, nothing comes close to the negligence in space safety as China\u2019s ASAT test in 2007.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At an altitude of 537 miles, a large defunct Chinese weather satellite called Fengyun-1C was destroyed by a ground-based rocket. The debris cloud caused by this test alone consisted of over 40,000 pieces larger than 1 cm. Debris still exists in orbit and will for a very long time to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully, the Vice President\u2019s words help stop these tests as each one increases the difficulty of getting to space. We said this before, but words can\u2019t get the job done alone. Hopefully, we will see treaties with real consequences written up for nations to join.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During remarks at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vice President Kamala Harris said that the US would take a stance and no longer conduct destructive anti-satellite tests and hopes to lead the globe on the \u201crules and norms\u201d of space. 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