Former astronaut, other senators introduce legislation to make low-Earth orbit safer

Published February 25, 2025 7:37am ET



U.S. senators, including a former astronaut, want to make outer space safer.

They’ve introduced a bipartisan bill to help track space junk in low Earth orbit and increase international collaboration in space. The legislation, called the Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act or SAFE, would create a public database for tracking satellites and other objects in an increasingly commercially-operated sector. 

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