US Space Strategy Bringing Governance to Outer Space
The world was caught off guard in 2007 when the Chinese regime blasted its Fengyun-1C spacecraft out of orbit, sending thousands of shards pummeling in all directions.
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READY TO LAUNCH: Space shuttle Discovery sits on the launch pad as it is prepared for a scheduled Feb. 24 launch at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Space is a fragile place, not ruled by any nation, yet vital to modern military operations and modern lifestyles. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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