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SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO). Vicinity, scheduled to […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/albedo-prepares-second-vleo-mission-for-2027-launch/feed/ 0 585102 China’s ‘near space’ legal warfare https://spacenews.com/chinas-near-space-legal-warfare/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-near-space-legal-warfare/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=554475 High altitude balloons, such as this one being launched from Andoya Air Station in 2021, raise important questions about the legal protections of very low Earth orbit and high altitude airspace. Credit: U.S. Army

In February 2023, a United States Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon flying at about 60,000-65,000 feet (18-20 km) altitude in sovereign U.S. airspace. After the […]

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