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China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake‑up call for international collaboration

R. Lincoln Hines, Georgia Institute of Technology

China has created more space debris than any other country. But as its space program grows, it has more to lose from a collision than ever before.
Private companies have launched dozens of imaging satellites – like the two small boxes in the middle of the photo – into orbit in recent years. NASA/Steve Jurvetson

War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies – especially in times of conflict

Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology

Private satellite companies have boomed in recent years, and many experts have wondered what role they would play in a conflict. They have proved to be invaluable to Ukraine in recent months.
Russia controls six modules aboard the International Space Station. STS-122 Shuttle Crew, NASA via flickr

Russia’s withdrawal from the International Space Station could mean the early demise of the orbital lab – and sever another Russian link with the West

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

The head of the Russian space agency announced that the country will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024. A space policy expert explains what this means and why it’s happening now.

Related Topics

  1. Higher education
  2. NASA
  3. Remote sensing
  4. Roscosmos
  5. Russia
  6. Satellites
  7. Space
  8. Space debris
  9. Space policy
  10. Ukraine

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