As NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis heads home for its final landing of the 30-year program this week, it's fitting to consider that space is changing in fundamental ways, the deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy said recently. "Space is increasingly congested, contested, and competitive," Amb. Gregory Schulte said at the Defense Writers Group breakfast. It's congested in terms of debris, he said. U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) tracks more than 22,000 objects, a number only taking into account objects…
Space Challenges Changing, So Is Strategy, DoD Official Says
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