China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ with satellites as it ramps up space capabilities: US Space Force | CNN
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China is practicing “dogfighting” satellites as part of its expanding capabilities in space, according to the United States Space Force, which warned that Washington’s key rivals are closing the technology gap as space becomes increasingly critical to security on Earth.

The Space Force observed “five different objects in space maneuvering in and out and around each other in synchronicity and in control,” its vice chief of space operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein said Tuesday at a defense conference.

  • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    At some point we will have enough shit orbiting the planet that we won’t be able to launch anything into space for decades. That will be a good time.

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      yeah I’m wondering about this, too. LEO clears itself within 5 years, but what about the higher orbits? Will they just continue to be polluted or what?