3D render of planet Earth viewed from space, with night lights in Europe and sun rising over Asia. Blue hue treatment. Elements from NASA (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.jpg)

Space as a Gray Zone: The Future of Orbital Warfare

Image: NASA By Alan T. Dugger, Published by Modern War Institute, 14 February 2025 For as long as humans have waged war, controlling the high ground has meant controlling the fight. From ancient hilltop fortresses to the elevated positions that dictated victory in modern battles, elevation offered a point from

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Chinese scientists simulate ‘hunting’ Starlink satellites in orbit

The Starlink System By Stephen Chen, Published by South China Morning Post, 12 January 2025 Taking inspiration from whales, Chinese researchers have created their own method for targeting satellite constellations Starlink is not as invulnerable as previously thought, according to a team of award-winning scientists in China who recently simulated

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ULA’s Atlas V 511 prior to launching the Space Test Program-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (ULA)

China Dubs US ‘Greatest Threat’ to Space Security, ‘Biggest Instigator of Space Arms Race’

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 511 prior to launching the Space Test Program-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (ULA). STP-3 is a mission for the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, to advance warfighting capabilities in the areas of nuclear detonation detection, space

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China’s satellites are dodging US eyes in space

GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) By Mike Gruss, Published by Defense One, 25 September 2024 The Pentagon doesn't post location data for its secretive GSSAP satellites, but Chinese spacecraft are maneuvering to avoid their gaze. The Pentagon has long been closed-mouthed about a family of U.S. spy satellites that since 2014

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