“A Day Without Space©- the Aftermath of the Russian ASAT Test and Why Space Traffic Management is a National Security Imperative”

On April 20th, the CompTIA Space Enterprise Council will be hosting the webinar “A Day Without Space©- the Aftermath of the Russian ASAT Test and Why Space Traffic Management is a National Security Imperative”. Featured speakers include Kevin O’Connell, Dr. Mir Sadat, Jim Simpson (Virgin Orbit), and Matthew Erickson (SpiderOak Mission Systems)

Background:
The global space economy currently accounts for $371 billion dollars, impacting virtually every segment of our lives. Last November, the Russians conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) test, destroying one of its own nonfunctioning satellites and creating a massive debris field. The initial ASAT test represented a crisis for global space sustainability and presented a challenge for the US to provide the global community a blueprint for space traffic management. Debris fields like these and from any future tests could become a catastrophic threat to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space missions such as the International Space Station, the massive LEO constellations currently planned, and other missions.

Our webinar will examine the dynamics surrounding the test, the potential economic and national security ramifications if space traffic management is not resolved, and a potential path forward.