With an $18 million fund grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research is set to create self-driving military vehicles. The fund is also inclusive of a new center, The Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems Center, which will be used to develop virtual prototyping tools supporting the rapid transmission of U.S. fleets.
Day: February 2, 2021
The White House released the Space Policy Directive-6, titled “National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion,” December 16. The new space policy demonstrates U.S. commitment to using SNPP systems under three principles: safety, security, and sustainability. This also ensures SNPP systems’ use when appropriate, specifically in scientific, exploration, national security, and commercial objectives.
According to the U.S. Space Command, Russia has launched a new anti-satellite test last Dec. 15 U.S. time (Dec. 16 in Russia), a kinetic weapon capable of destroying satellites low Earth orbit. This aggressive move violates space security norms and is viewed as a threat to the U.S. and allied space systems, as SPACECOM boss Gen. James H. Dickinson said. In recent years, Russia has completed different tests, including a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon last July.