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DoD Wants Zero Orbital Debris Mitigation Exemptions By 2018

DoD Wants Zero Orbital Debris Mitigation Exemptions By 2018
The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.

The Defense Department has a goal of eliminating exemptions to the federal government’s orbital debris mitigation standard practices by 2018, according to a key official. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Space Policy Adviser Josef Koller said Tuesday his office has received about eight exemption requests since 2010, when the National Space Policy (NSP) elevated approvals for orbital debris mitigation guidelines exemptions to OSD from levels like Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) and the National Reconnaissance…

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