In February 2023, a United States Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon flying at about 60,000-65,000 feet (18-20 km) altitude in sovereign U.S. airspace. After the […]
Author Archives: Todd Pennington
Todd Pennington is the Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy at National Defense University's Institute of National Strategic Studies. He is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who previously served as a legal advisor for DoD space programs with OSD, U.S. Space Command, and the U.S. Space Force. Pennington is an affiliate fellow with the Georgetown Law Center on National Security, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown.
