Modern communication and navigation depend on sophisticated satellites in space — and world leaders are trying to come up with rules that would prevent each other from blowing up those tools.
can create dangerous debris, even leaving aside the consequences if a potential future conflict played out in space.
But experts say the increasingly important role of satellites across industries and vast swathes of life could soon spur countries to advance protective measures on the international stage.week to try to address how best to establish rules that would reduce the potential for conflicts in orbit.the U.S. will put forth a resolution at the UN General Assembly calling on countries to stop testing destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons.
Space debris moves at more than 17,000 miles per hour. Even paint-chip-sized bits of junk can be devastating because of their speed.
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