European Space Agency in Talks with SpaceX for Global Initiative on Space Junk Reduction

European Space Agency in Talks with SpaceX for Global Initiative on Space Junk Reduction

ByNews Polite

The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently in discussions with SpaceX about the possibility of the American aerospace giant joining an international initiative to tackle the ever-growing issue of space debris. ESA has been actively working to address the escalating risks posed by orbital junk, which threatens both operational satellites…

US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities

US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities

ByNews Polite

US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries’ space programs.  “We anticipate growing threats to this burgeoning sector of the US economy,” a US counterintelligence official…