U.S., Australia Sign Agreement On Space Situational Awareness

摘要

The heads of the U.S. and Australian defense departments on Nov. 8 signed a pact in Melbourne to cooperate on space situational awareness activities, which may include placing U.S. radars in Australia to track satellites and debris in low Earth orbit.rnU.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Australian Minister of Defence Stephen Smith signed a statement of principles that says the two governments will "work together in the spirit of cooperation on the space situational awareness partnership for the mutual benefit of our countries' national security." The document was posted on the Australian Ministry of Defence website.