Defense officials plan to use this year's defense budget cycle to orchestrate a push for new resources and legislative authorities in the field of space situational awareness for military and commercial spacecraft, sources said. The efforts come in preparation of an expanded role for U.S. Strategic Command in monitoring the flight paths of military and commercial satellites for potential collisions, as reported by InsideDefense.com this week ( DefenseAlert , March 4). As part of that role, the Omaha, NE-based command...
