Space News reports, “FCC Chairman Brendan Carr vowed Oct. 6 to accelerate satellite regulatory reforms, declaring October as ‘Space Month’ at the U.S. regulator to overhaul licensing and spectrum rules amid mounting competition from China.”
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Space Force Announces ATLAS Space Domain Awareness Software Now Operational
Breaking Defense reports, “The Space Force announced today that its software-centric program for managing, processing and disseminating space monitoring data, the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS), has been accepted as ‘operational.’ The move paves the way for the service to finally rid itself of its dysfunctional 1980s-era computer system called the Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC), which as been used to keep tabs on satellites, spacecraft and dangerous space junk even after nearly two decades of failed replacement efforts.”
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US Homeland Security Secretary Declares “No Drone Zone” for Vegas Super Bowl
The AP reports that “local, federal and NFL officials met with the media on Wednesday to outline hardened security measures and declare the Super Bowl a ‘no drone zone.’” League, FBI, and Secret Service officials and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “said there have not been any ‘specific or credible’ threats to Sunday’s championship game at Allegiant Stadium.”
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