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Victoria Samson

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As always, if you want the TL/DR version of @SWFoundation 's global counterspace threat assessment edited by myself and @brianweeden , here you go. If you'd like to read the whole thing, check it out here:

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@missmulrooney It's good that he learns young about how our screwed up healthcare system works (also good luck to him in holding onto retainer #2 )

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@tressiemcphd THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA IS ALL WHITE CARPET

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@BrandyLJensen "I live in an apartment whose rent he pays and that constrains the freedom with which I can ever be angry with him." 😬

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@fordm The callousness literally takes your breath away

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@tressiemcphd Robin Givhan did a pretty good job of it: "Her fashion stands out in the crowd because it’s so different from everything that surrounds it. It’s impossible not to take notice. Her attire is garrulous. But it doesn’t say much beyond: Look."

Perspective | The gray and the pink

The senators’ attire speaks. Hers is quite garrulous, but it doesn’t say much beyond: Look.

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"The question for NASA becomes, then, how long it is willing to rely on a partner that is clearly having technical issues with its workforce, is always asking for more money, and making noises about wanting to exit the space station partnership"

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Nauka's near miss disaster on the ISS is Russia's third major human spaceflight failure within the last three years. It raises serious questions about the future of the ISS partnership.

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Japan just committed not to conduct destructive ASAT missile tests!!! #SpaceThreatsOEWG 🥳

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@Timodc Is he unfamiliar with the armed forces' history of desegregation???

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@mrfishtopher All due respect to Fishie but he's giving Jabba the Hut here

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@MilesKlee Bless this reporter: "Celli-Bird, who says he has no interest in birds “apart from my last name”"

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1 year

Russia said that the debris created from the Nov 2021 ASAT test no longer exists. 🤨. Good trick for over 1700 pieces of trackable debris to deorbit entirely within 14 months. Alternatively, the 18th Space Control Squadron has said it may take until 2033 for it all to deorbit

Jessica West, PhD she/her

@JessicaWestPhD

1 year

#Russia ASAT test cont: Needed for defence purposes to prevent damage to the security of the country in outer space and on the ground by existing or future space devices of other countries.

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A lot I could say but will focus on this: "India should execute low orbital altitude sea and air-launched A-SATs, which would significantly limit debris fallout." No such thing as a safe ASAT test - the force of impact blows debris in all directions

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@sarahhollowell I still tear up when I think of a friend who took her vacuum ON THE BUS to vacuum our house because ours was broken and we were too overwhelmed to do anything about it

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This is an insane 🧵

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Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

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Really excited about this year's report. @brianweeden and I made a couple of changes. We're emphasizing the long-lived nature of debris from ASAT tests, including a table that lists all the tests that created debris, how much debris was created, and how much is still on orbit 1/

Secure World Foundation

@SWFoundation

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1/ Today SWF is releasing the 2022 version of our Global Counterspace Capabilities report, which tracks R&D and testing of anti-satellite and other counterspace weapons around the world

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Very excited about a new @SWFoundation pub: an infographic that illustrates the debris created from ASAT tests. It shows how the debris spreads across altitudes, demonstrating that there is no such thing as a responsible ASAT test. Graph available here:

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@howatdk Seeing Independence Day at a midnight viewing in Westwood on opening night and having the whole audience cheer when the dog cleared the fireball

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@mattzollerseitz Just leaving this here 😳

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@clhubes My kid, when she was 3yo, had a phase where she insisted that the dog be in the same room as her but also the dog couldn't sit down? 3 is definitely something

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Germany commits not to conduct destructive ASAT missile testing!! 🥳 #SpaceThreatsOEWG

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@nktpnd "It will also fulfill the requirement in the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that an Iron Dome battery be deployed to an operational theater by the end of 2021." DING DING DING DING

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@realgirl_fieri Haha mine was, wow, she really likes candy, huh? Ours just tend to focus more on non-sweet stuff 🙄

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov on US announcement to commit not to conduct destructive ASAT tests in space: "This is a step in the right direction"

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@ok_girlfriend This is adorable and also slightly terrifying?

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@allisongeroi But her ponytail was high!

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ESA's Aschbacher: “You have one person owning half of the active satellites in the world. That’s quite amazing. De facto, he is making the rules. The rest of the world including Europe... is just not responding quick enough.”

ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space

Musk's thousands of satellites risk crowding others out of low Earth orbits.

arstechnica.com

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@postlocal @capitalweather What's your source on this?

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Hat tip @LaeCesari for alerting the fact that France has now made the commitment not to conduct destructive ASAT missile tests! This makes 10 countries to have made this commitment 🥳

Spatial – Engagement de la France à ne pas conduire d'essais de missiles antisatellites destructifs...

La première Commission de l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a adopté, en octobre 2022, une résolution historique appelant tous les États à (…)

www.diplomatie.gouv.fr

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3 years

I have a news alert set for "space weapon" and I cannot count how many times I've gotten news stories about people shooting each other over disputes about parking spaces

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@missy_ryan He sounds like he's *thisclose* to doing whatever is the DoD equivalent of opening the airplane's emergency door and riding the escape slide

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@emilykmay Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

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2 years

This is quite the red line to draw

Russia space agency head says satellite hacking would justify war -report

Russia will treat any hacking of its satellites as a justification for war, the head of the country's space agency was quoted as saying in a news report on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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3 years

"We call upon the United States, Russia, China, and India to declare unilateral moratoriums on further testing of their antisatellite weapons...and to work with other countries towards solidifying an international ban on destructive ASAT testing."

Secure World Foundation

@SWFoundation

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SWF Statement on the Russian ASAT Test |

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India's holding off on launching its first crewed mission for safety considerations

Gaganyaan mission can't happen this year or next year, focus fully on safety aspects: Isro chief |...

India News: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chairman S Somanath on Thursday said the launch of the ambitious Gaganyaan mission, the country's first man

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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3 years

"SpaceX disabled its automated AI-powered collision avoidance system to allow OneWeb to steer its satellite out of the way... "“What is the point of having it if you have to turn it off when there’s going to be a potential collision?” Victoria Samson of SWF

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New: OneWeb and Starlink satellites dodged a dangerously close approach with one another in orbit last weekend in the first known collision avoidance event for the two rivals.

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3 years

One year ago, we started WFH for an indeterminate amount of time. Today is a much better day: I got my shot

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2 years

Very interesting analysis of China's Note Verbale re: potential close approaches of Starlink sats to the Chinese space station

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This is your periodic reminder that the US never owned space in the first place

U.S. senator: China landing on Mars a reminder ‘we don’t own space anymore’

spacenews.com

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3 years

"China has launched a new satellite that analysts say can be used as a weapon capable of grabbing and crushing American satellites." This is quite the assertion and the only thing it apparently is based on is that it has a robotic arm. 1/

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4 years

Stop! Using! The Language! Of Colonialism! To Discuss! Space Exploration!! I can't believe it has to be said, but here we are

POLITICO

@politico

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Opinion: A new space economy could be the key to rebuilding after Covid-19 — and outsmarting China

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Proceed with caution but be cognizant of how much or little effect we can have. The 1990s export control restrictions we enacted did little to slow China's satellite development but instead created a whole class of ITAR-free items that hurt US industry. 1/

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"it is possible that satellite-killing lasers could be deployed on the Air Force‘s secretive X-37 space plane" The X-37B's cargo hold is about the size of the back of a pick-up truck. For more about what we ACTUALLY know about it:

Space Force working on laser defenses

The Space Force is developing directed-energy weapons as a counter to space warfare threats posed by both China and Russia, according to the general in charge of the force.

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@JortsTheCat GENTLEYAM I CAN'T EVEN

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“Let’s face it: If you’re a Space Force person, you’re going to be in a room monitoring satellites,” says Victoria Samson, a military-space expert... “There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s definitely not as sexy as Starship Troopers going into space.”" @SWFoundation

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Wrote about the future of the Space Force under a Biden administration. It's got Trump written all over it, but it's here to stay.

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1/ @SWFoundation 's 2023 Global Counterspace Threat assessment, co-edited by @brianweeden and yours truly, is out today! For the TL/DR version, see this:

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2 years

16 ASAT tests held in space to date have created over 6300 trackable pieces of debris, of which nearly 4400 are still in orbit. SWF hopes "other States will join the United States and declare policies not to conduct debris-causing ASAT tests in space"

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@SWFoundation

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SWF Applauds US Policy to Commit Not to Conduct Destructive ASAT Tests, Urges Other States to Join Our statement:

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@VSamson_DC

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JOB JOB JOB. Must be US citizen/able to work in the US; do not have to live in the DMV area. You'd be working closely with @brianweeden and me - not sure if that's a selling point or not. Share amongst your networks!

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@SWFoundation

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Join our team! SWF is seeking a contractor to support the development of our annual Global Counterspace Capabilities Report and associated fact sheets on counterspace activities.

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@punished_cait Seriously, post away - love to see some happiness on the timeline (and congrats!)

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My daughter's Xmas gift which I 100% bought for her

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Me on data from @planet4589 's fab annual report: Russia has failed “to keep up with evolving launch capabilities by the other space powers." Plus, “We have over half the launch attempts being done by commercial actors; again, a big shift in space players.”

Breaking Defense

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SpaceX alone was responsible for 98 of the 109 launch attempts made by the US in 2023, and 1,937 of the 2,234 US satellites successfully orbited.

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This is quite a take on what discussing responsible behavior can lead to. Also really thought-provoking quotes from a Chinese scholar about what it might take to get China to the negotiating table 1/3

US calls space a wild west. China says policing it normalises warfare

There have been calls to establish rules governing behaviour in space, but China views that as an avoidance of the real problem: the domain’s militarisation.

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@SciGuySpace That allegation is flabbergasting

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Excited for @SWFoundation 's first in-person DC event. Today we're marking 2 years of the Artemis Accords!

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4 years

This is a BIG change!

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@isro

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Department of Space will follow Government guidelines and enable Private players to carry out space activities in the country.

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Navajo Nation president asks NASA to delay Moon launch over possible human remains

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has asked NASA to delay a scheduled launch to the Moon that could include cremated remains. He says the Moon is sacred to numerous Indigenous cultures and that...

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X-37B: 800+ days in orbit

Space Plane or Weapon? The X-37B Just Spent More Than 800 Days in Space

Last month, the Boeing-designed X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle surpassed 800 days in space, eclipsing its previous endurance record. This feat was marked by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 9, which...

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"China will, “actively participate in formulating international rules regarding outer space, and will work together with other countries to address the challenges in ensuring long-term sustainability of outer space activities,” the paper states."

China presents space plans and priorities in new white paper

spacenews.com

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A meeting of the space minds over khachapuri. Lots and lots of khachapuri. With @almuazcarate @aaronbateman22 @JoshWolny @bleddb

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1 year

Update: the UNGA res calling for states to commit not to conduct destructive ASAT missile tests passed, 155 yes/9 no/9 abstentions

Reaching Critical Will

@RCW_

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Calling all #UNGA #FirstCommittee enthusiasts! 🧐This morning the UNGA took action (aka voted) on most of the resolutions that were adopted by the Commitee in November. Results can be found here, with voting records to come when available:

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3 years

Didn't know that a space station was a sign of nefarious intent for space. Who's going to break it to the IC about Russia's role in the ISS?

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@anne_theriault Oh I bet that hit right in the feels

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Love getting to talk space policy issues at the UT/Austin STM conference with these fabulous ladies @theresejones0 @maruska_strah Diane Howard, Ruth Stilwell, and of course @JannaJLewis

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1st space #OEWG : ✔️

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3 years

Dial it back, folks - @brianweeden explains why

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@VSamson_DC

3 years

This was a piece of debris leftover from China's 2007 ASAT test. That test was done at 865 km - well above the ISS. So it shows that ASAT tests can be dangerous even if they're not in your particular orbital shell

ISS boosts orbit to avoid collision with space debris

According to preliminary data, the maneuver has raised the station’s orbit by around 1.2 kilometers

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@VSamson_DC

3 years

"[N]o single actor will be able to unilaterally impose universal rules. States can, however, negotiate agreements to manage commons areas to better pursue national objectives."

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@VSamson_DC

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Just saying that @SWFoundation 's global counterspace assessment on page 2-27 talks about reports of Russia working on space-based sat jammers that could be nuclear-powered

(((James Acton)))

@james_acton32

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. @NewsHour reporting that the Russian mystery weapon may be a nuclear-POWERED (not a nuclear-armed) anti-satellite system. If so, it could be highly effective, though also grossly irresponsible. (1/n)

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@VSamson_DC

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This makes a LOT more sense then a nuclear-tipped ASAT weapon, which the Russians have never tested (but the US did back in the early days of the Cold War). Also a jammer is a lot more selective in its targeting. Finally, a jammer is not a WMD

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1\ So I will go out on a limb and offer my own speculation that this dastardly Russian space thing is perhaps some sort of nuclear-powered electronic warfare satellite

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FANTASTIC NEWS. This makes 7 countries that have made this commitment no to conduct destructive ASAT missile tests

Responsible space behaviours: the UK commits not to destructively test direct ascent anti-satellite...

The UK government made a statement today, committing not to destructively test direct ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missiles.

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@anne_theriault Gotta have that breakfast wine

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Per Audrey Schaffer, space pol dir for the NSC: “It’s critically important that we develop basic norms for satellite to satellite interaction to avoid the risk of miscalculation and misperception”

White House official: Norms needed for ‘satellite to satellite interaction’

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@VSamson_DC

3 years

This is interesting, as we'd only identified the SY-7 as possibly having a robotic arm, and it was at LEO. SJ-17 that is brought up as having a robotic arm here is in GEO 1/

China can 'grapple' US satellites with robotic arm, commander says

Space Command chief prepares for Day One of future warfare

asia.nikkei.com

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WH press sec Karine Jean-Pierre said that the Russian space capability was "not active and not deployed", but he then went on later to say that it definitely was space-based and would be a violation of the OST. Um so back to a nuclear weapon in orbit?

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@VSamson_DC

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Per @TSKelso , there are 2033 rocket bodies in Earth orbit, all of which are uncontrolled. Of those, the US is responsible for 546; China, 169; and Russia, 1035.

SPACE.com

@SPACEdotcom

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China's huge rocket booster falling from space highlights orbital debris problem

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Pointing out that this would be a violation of article 4 of the Outer Space Treaty

Chinese physicists simulate nuclear blast against satellites

Computer experiment suggests a warhead detonated in near space could disable threats such as SpaceX’s Starlink satellites while sparing ‘friendly’ spacecraft.

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Just spending my morning reading up on high altitude nuclear explosions, no particular reason

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"it’s well past time the global space community developed a sustainable framework for managing space traffic" The world must cooperate to avoid a catastrophic space collision

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Despite the look on my face, I really did enjoy being on this panel by @UN_Disarmament @UNOOSA with @raji143 @JessLuella_West @KomissarWhipla and Wang Guoyu

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Space policy wonks unite! Delighted to be here in Sydney with @Kaitlyn_Johns0n @CassandraSteer @AnnieHandmer

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Very much looking forward to my panel next week #SWFSummit20 with the participation of @JessLuella_West , Pete Hays, David Koplow, and Guilherme Patriota. Also, I'm really proud of the accessibility: our conference's webinars will be live close captioned!

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SWF made it through the IAC mostly intact!

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Excited to talk space security here in the Maldives at @sinc2024 with @UNIDIR 's @almuazcarate and @saraherixson

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3 years

Very much looking forward to speaking on May 17 about threats to space systems at this @UN_Disarmament @UNOOSA webinar on responsible behavior in space. Even more excited about my co-panelists: @KomissarWhipla @JessLuella_West @raji143 and Guoyu Wang

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4 years

Another country becomes a space operator! Please feel free to read for any questions :)

Dr. Tanya Harrison

@tanyaofmars

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For some happier space news in your timeline today, Ethiopia successfully launched their first satellite this morning! 🇪🇹

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Q: Can we shoot down the rocket body? A: The rocket body remains the property of China even as it is reentering so shooting it down would not be appropriate.

Another Uncontrolled Chinese Rocket Body is Falling Toward Earth. Any Questions?

Our space debris expert is back with answers about the giant rocket stage left behind after the Oct. 31 Long March 5B Launch.

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2 years

Excited to have a piece in this special issue of the Bulletin focused on space. I argue, "This shift toward the dominance of space by commercial entities is leaving Russia behind, a fact that has destabilizing security implications as well"

The complicating role of the private sector in space

The rise of commercial actors in space will come at the cost of decline of the role of nation-states in that domain. This disruption will bring instability and ripple effects, that will upset the...

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Countries who supported the US ASAT test announcement at the #OEWG on #space threats: Czech Republic, Norway, NZ, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Chile, Mexico, and Brazil (the latter who also called for a moratorium on ALL destructive ASAT tests)

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@VSamson_DC

3 years

Excellent piece by @raji143 on the Artemis Accords: "useful to have spacefaring powers agree upon and comply with a common set of principles, guidelines, and best practices, which could be greatly beneficial for safe and sustainable use of space"

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So not a FOBS but just a regular OBS? ‘It Did Circle the Globe’: US Confirms China’s Orbital Hypersonic Test via @DefenseOne

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Just learned here at UNGA First Committee that Costa Rica and Norway have made the commitment not to conduct DA ASAT tests!! This makes 37

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3 years

"Sino-American space cooperation is similarly desirable. It could improve ties as it did for the U.S. and Russia, de-escalate an emerging Sino-Russian axis in space, and serve as a bargaining chip to help sustain other areas of cooperation."

Why the U.S. and China Should Collaborate in Space

"Cooperating in space can give the United States and China the opportunity to change their thinking together."

time.com

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@VSamson_DC

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🚨🚨🚨FREE hard copies of @swfoundation 's "Handbook for New Actors in Space" available to educational institutions for educational use. Minimum request is 36 copies on a first-come, first-serve basis, with shipping on us. To request copies, go here:

Handbook Request Form

Request form for Handbook for New Actors in Space - minimum quantity is one box (36). Books will be shipped via media mail, please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery.

docs.google.com

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Victoria Samson

@VSamson_DC

2 years

Statement by Vorontsov (Russian delegation) to UN 1st comm id's as "an extremely dangerous trend" "the use by the United States and its allies of civilian, including commercial, infrastructure elements in outer space for military purposes"

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Victoria Samson

@VSamson_DC

2 months

Applications are open *now* for paid internships at the National Space Council this fall: via @whitehouse

National Space Council Internships | The White House

The National Space Council (NSpC) is the White House policy council responsible for ensuring the United States capitalizes on the rich opportunities presented by our nation’s space activities. Under...

www.whitehouse.gov

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Victoria Samson

@VSamson_DC

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This should be a fascinating event - @crswope @CSISAerospace is going to be interviewing @StateDept 's Mallory Stewart about Russia's alleged nuke ASAT - check it out!

The Nuclear Option: Deciphering Russia's New Space Threat | CSIS

Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 2:00pm ET for a fireside chat with The Honorable Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence,...

www.csis.org

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Victoria Samson

@VSamson_DC

2 years

THIS is why the commercial space sector needs to pay attention to space security issues: like it or not, it has consequences for *all* space actors

brianweeden

@brianweeden

2 years

SpaceX says the Starlink constellation has done nearly 7,000 automated maneuvers in the last 6 months to avoid potential collisions, 1,700 of which were due to Russian ASAT debris

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Victoria Samson

@VSamson_DC

1 year

@joshgondelman One time, I was seated in the exit row for an early morning flight, and I was dozing while waiting for boarding to finish. The flight attendants convened a huddle, then one of them moved me to a different row, I guess because I was deemed too sleepy to be effective?

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Victoria Samson

@VSamson_DC

5 years

The best thing I learned this week: the German phrase "Katerfrühstück," which means hangover breakfast

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