Tag: space policy
China pushes a space arms race paper as Washington stays quiet
Beijing used a forum near Beijing to demand a treaty-style ban on weapons in orbit, weeks after Washington admitted it…
Europe’s space commissioner pushes for a shield in orbit
Andrius Kubilius wants Europe to stop renting the satellite services it depends on, arguing that access to someone else's fleet…
Fifteen EU states pool funds for a common view of orbit
The European Defence Agency will run a pay-as-you-go pool that gives fifteen militaries a shared picture of objects and activity…
Brussels widens its space threat response beyond EU satellites
A revised Council decision lets Brussels answer threats to member states' satellites, not just EU-owned spacecraft.
Britain stands up its first military unit built to fight in orbit
The RAF's No. III Space Effects Squadron is the first British unit ordered to act on hostile activity in orbit…
A new argument for treating orbit as territory rather than a highway
A Space Review essay argues that because constellations produce stable coverage from constantly moving spacecraft, spacepower builds the territory it…