U.S. becomes first country to ban anti-satellite space missile tests


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The U.S. is responding to dangerous space debris by banning missile tests against space satellites, becoming the first country to do so United States Vice-President Kamala Harris chairs the National Space Council and labelled the tests as reckless and dangerous. She emphasised that the Biden administration is determined to ensure responsible use of space. Speaking at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Harris says stopping the direct ascent anti-satellite missile testing will protect satellites in low-Earth orbit and urged for other countries to consider the measure. The US, China, India and Russia have all taken part in such missile...