February 2021
On the nature of spacepower
...(Space Based Infrared System) GEO-5 satellite uses infrared surveillance to provide early missile warning for the US military and is considered one of the nation’s highest priority space programmes. The system includes a combination of satellites and...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... objects, including those that are being used in military space activities, that have been launched into Earth ... satellite(s) in space has emerged as a means of showcasing military space power and capabilities. All of these trends jeopardise the long...
20 June 2018
Trump officially calls for the creation of US “space force”
... hinted at it a few months ago, on Monday President Trump officially directed the Pentagon to establish a sixth branch of the military, a “space force,” that will be ‘separate but equal’ to the US Air force. "We must have American dominance in space...
July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
...Industries that had spent the previous decades engaged in military production greatly appreciated this new task, as it ...will have to be sustained by the state as they supply the military sector. New hope: Space 3.0 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches ...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
...first observation satellites were launched with the goal of military espionage, the surveillance of both enemies and friends... or nuclear war. Undoubtedly, we needed this first military-led step before arriving at the civil Earth observation satellites...
January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... celestial bodies must be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. Military activities on the Moon and other celestial bodies are forbidden... such that: more countries are using space for military purposes; there is more aggressive and extensive space...
