The United States has announced a new ban on the use of direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing, Vice President KamalaHarris announced Monday.
Harris, who made the announcement during a speech in front of the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, said the Biden administration is hoping this move will establish “a new international norm for responsible behavior in space” as it calls on others to do the same, according to a statement from the White House.ASAT tests occur when a missile is launched from Earth or an aircraft at high altitude with the goal of blowing up a satellite.
The White House's fact sheet on the ban also references Russia's November 2021 test and the one that China conducted in 2007. The House Armed Services Committee's top Republican, Mike Rogers, blasted the decision in a statement.
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