A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening space cooperation among Australia, India, Japan, and the United States to confront challenges posed by Russia and China.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced on June 5 that they have a bill, S 1946, to bolster space cooperation among the four Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) member countries.
“As China and Russia rapidly develop dangerous space capabilities and behave recklessly in space, the United States must bolster cooperation with our Quad partners to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific,” Bennet said in a statement….