This could mark the start of a major arms race in space, which would threaten all of us on Earth.
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Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.
A new treaty on military space operations is highly unlikely, leaving private companies and militaries to define the boundaries of acceptable conduct in war.
The Starfish Prime test in 1962 showed how dangerous it would be to detonate a nuclear weapon in space.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The Ukraine conflict shows the importance of space technology in modern warfare.
China is reportedly developing technology to allow it to take control of other ocuntries’ satellites.
While many countries have tested anti-satellite missiles, France has committed itself not to do so. For what reasons, and with what consequences?
Listen to two space experts discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international collaboration in space on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
In the past 10 years, international alliances on Earth have begun to expand into space. Nations with similar interests collaborate with one another while competing with other space blocs.
Activities in space today are far more numerous and complicated compared to 1967, before humans had landed on the moon or Elon Musk had been born. Two experts explain the need for better laws to keep space peaceful.
Russia destroyed one of its old satellites during a successful test of an anti-satellite weapon. A space security expert explains what this weapon was and the dangers of the expanding debris field.
International space law doesn’t explicitly prohibit anti-satellite missile tests — which makes uproar over Russia’s actions all the more significant.
As the space race is resumed, and expanded to include private corporations, it is more important than ever to lay the groundwork for peaceful collaboration.
A new name on a few military badges doesn’t imply an escalating arms race.
Those who speak of the inevitability of war in space will fuel a race to the bottom, and see even more energy towards an arms race in space.
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
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Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University; Bond University
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Enseignante-chercheuse en Management Stratégique, Montpellier Business School, Montpellier Business School; European Academy of Management (EURAM)
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Doctoral Researcher (Social Theory, Military Affairs, Technology), University of Kent
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Vice Chancellor Research Fellow, Teesside University
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Professor, Adelaide University
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Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Centre for Space Governance; Associate Expert, National Security College, Australian National University
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Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Arizona State University
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Full Professor, Former Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Teaching Fellow, School of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation, University of Portsmouth