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DoD Wants Zero Orbital Debris Mitigation Exemptions By 2018

Friday, November 21st, 2014

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The Defense Department has a goal of eliminating exemptions to the federal government’s orbital debris mitigation standard practices by 2018, according to a key official. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Space Policy Adviser Josef Koller said Nov. 18 his office has received about eight exemption requests since 2010, when the National Space Policy (NSP) elevated approvals for orbital debris mitigation guidelines exemptions to OSD from levels like Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) and the National…

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