The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the launch of Reflect Orbital's Earendil 1 satellite — a space mirror 18 meters wide designed to reflect sunlight to the ground.

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Mitchell Institute workshop participants found little consensus on where competition ends and conflict begins as China expands counterspace capabilities

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