Kamala Harris takes aim at Russia, not China, in Space Council role

Published December 2, 2021 11:30am ET



Vice President Kamala Harris railed against last month’s Russian anti-satellite missile test at the inaugural National Space Council meeting on Wednesday but made no direct reference to China.

“We must demand responsibility from all spacefaring nations,” Harris said after raising Russia’s hazardous actions. “We must expand rules and norms on safety and security, on transparency and cooperation, to include military, commercial and civil space activity.”

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