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"Just as we saw the value of commercial space systems in the Ukraine crisis, we've also seen the potential vulnerability and [the possibility] of commercial capabilities to be attacked as well. And so we've got to consider commercial capabilities and how they operate not just now, but also in the time of crisis," Chirag Parikh, executive secretary of the National Space Council, said today.
"[T]he IC Commercial Space Council is discussing commercial protection right now. We had a meeting on Tuesday, and it came up," said NGA's David Gauthier, who chairs the council.
Kaitlyn Johnson, of the Aerospace Security Project, welcomed the SPACECOM-NRO conversation, noting that it is "a big deal," especially since "Russia has conducted electronic and cyber counterspace attacks already" in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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