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Anti-satellite weapons: Will further tests make space more dangerous?

Anti-satellite weapons: Will further tests make space more dangerous?

17 November 2021

After the Russian military smashed a defunct satellite, creating a cloud of dangerous debris, other powers may wish to prove they have similar capabilities
Man looks at globe surrounded by mini satellites mounted on metal arcs

The UK's plan to build a rival GPS is a bonkers Brexit scheme

3 May 2018

Now the UK is excluded from contracts to build Europe’s Galileo satellites, it wants to talk up building its own system to keep aerospace firms from leaving

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