Australia participates in 'race' to protect space

According to the Australian Times on January 19, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on January 18 that the country supported the European Union's (EU) effort to introduce a new international code of conduct. Relevant space activities.

Secretary of State Kevin Rudd said that the situation is becoming more urgent because of the fact that many countries continue to develop weapons systems to destroy satellites.

Meanwhile, from the defense system to the climate change monitoring system, it is based on satellites.

On the same day, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned of the involvement of people in space that are becoming dangerous by 'irresponsible parties'.

Although neither Australia nor the United States has made clear what 'irresponsible parties' are, the US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks show that there is a lingering battle between Beijing and Washington around the US. called "China's anti-satellite weapons testing program".

An estimated 500,000 fragments fly around Earth's orbit, enough to damage or even destroy satellites and spacecraft.