Senate Commerce Leaders Press VP Harris on Orbital Debris

Vice President Kamala Harris needs to make orbital debris issues a priority in her role as head of the National Space Council, Senate Commerce Committee and Space and Science Subcommittee leadership said they urged in a letter this week. They said they also wrote Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo criticizing progress in space situational awareness and space traffic management efforts. Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; ranking member Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; Subcommittee Chair John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.; and ranking member Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., signed the letters.