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US Air Force to attend to the surveillance of satellites and space debris

Washington, USA - The task had been assigned to US Navy for decades to monitor the presence of potentially dangerous orbital objects

US Navy had been attending to the surveillance of space for decades with reference to the detection of satellites, and of debris which can in some cases represent a threat for the satellites themselves as well as for the space ships and the overall vehicles and devices put into orbit by man. Now, American Government has decided to transfer the related monitoring competences to US Air Force, which is...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 105784
Rome, Italy, 10/21/2004 15:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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