Commerce Developing Space Safety System | SpaceShip Two Flies Again! | Space Brief

The US Department of Commerce plans to develop a space safety system to track satellites orbiting Earth.  China plans to develop a fully reusable version of its Long March 9 rocket. And a recent study discovered that asteroid Phaethon has a sodium tail, rather than a dust tail, as previously believed. This much and more, in today's space brief!

Welcome to the Undiscovered Country!  This is part of my Space Brief series where I outline the top 5 most important things that are happening in the world of space.  This is not going to be a super polished and super edited presentation, but a short overview of important events including some commentary about why it all matters.  This is not a one-sided presentation, it’s a discussion.  Did I get the stories right?  Did I miss an important consideration?  Join the conversation and let me know!

Sources:

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/commerces-initial-space-safety-system-will-lean-heavily-on-dod-data/

https://spacenews.com/china-plans-full-reusability-for-its-super-heavy-long-march-9-rocket/

https://www.space.com/asteroid-phaethon-sodium-tail-not-dust

https://spacenews.com/dod-weighing-options-to-create-commercial-space-reserve/

https://spacenews.com/spaceshiptwo-makes-first-flight-in-nearly-two-years/

https://parabolicarc.com/2023/04/26/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-flies-time-2-years/

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