Since the turn of the millennium, a growing number of governments have announced major
space exploration initiatives, highly-visible commitments requiring trillions of dollars in …

The United States' enactment of the Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015
marked a significant turn in the evolutionary course of space lawmaking, although not for the …

Recently, US President Donald Trump directed the Department Defense to create a new
Space Force. Congress has pursued similar ideas in the recent past. If the United States is …

The actors in outer space have changed dramatically, involving not only new states but also
private entities including start-ups, universities, and other new market entrants. The topics …

In the wake of the euphoria consequent to the Soviet space forays and the US landing on
the moon, innovative space law evolved rather rapidly in just two decades and then came a …

Conclusions Space activities have become increasingly multinational and transnational. As
the theme of this book indicates, the focus of space policy has evolved from the political and …

Military blueprints by major space-faring powers now encapsulate concepts of 'space
support'and 'force enhancement'which point to a central role of space assets in facilitating …

As space technology develops into more sophisticated areas such as space planes and a
variety of space-based platforms with the potential capability to carry weapon systems, the …

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It is becoming abundantly clear that the militarization of space is occurring. New capabilities
and weapons systems are being developed that will apply to Outer Space operations …