Trash from China's satellite-killing missile test has spread widely in space, creating a debris cloud that could jeopardize spy satellites and commercial imagery satellites in low orbits around Earth.
A $7.4 billion Boeing Co. project to put a chemical laser on a 747 jet as part of U.S. missile defence efforts could be delayed under an emerging five-year Air Force budget plan, according to a defence official knowledgeable about the program.
According to the head of the Pentagon's National Reconnaissance Office, space is the new military "high ground," and the United States must work hard to develop a space-based radar system, reusable spacecraft and offensive space weapons to protect national security.
~The United States will lose its leading role in space unless it spends more money for research and development and for recruiting young engineers according to a commission of government, military and industry officials.