The United States, China, and Russia are engaged in a new space struggle, as satellites have become crucial in the geopolitical competition. The Economist reports that space control is as vital as dominance on land, sea, and air, with little prospect for arms control. The Biden Administration's reliance on SpaceX for 90% of America's orbital launches in 2023 has drawn attention. The lack of clear rules and arms control in space poses risks, as highlighted by concerns over satellite collisions and space junk. The control of space is now a critical economic frontier, but better technology and data coordination are needed for future expansion.
Control of space has become as important for the worldโs big powers as dominance on land, sea and air. But in this domain the rules are ill defined or non-existent, with little prospect for arms control https://t.co/5GBCs1TEVf ๐
Space is the new economic frontier, but future expansion requires better technology and data coordination. Companies lack the visibility of other objects in space. And that deficiency means some satellites risk crashing into the space junk, or worse, into one another. (1/2)
Can I say something without everyone getting mad? If you shoot down an adversary's satellites you risk destroying the orbital regime... unless you shoot them down before they make it out of the gravity well Make LEO American https://t.co/Y4HbPg8NN3
The next war between the world's great powers fires its first shot in space - The Economist In December, the United States and China launched robotic aircraft on a secret mission, and the Russian Federation launched three of its own satellites. For the United States, such thingsโฆ https://t.co/wVtFr1lOJn
The Biden Administration has declared war on the person solely-responsible for keeping China from dominating Space. 90% of America's orbital launches in 2023 were by SpaceX. https://t.co/vpJ5arNXua
America, China and Russia are locked in a new struggle over space. Satellites are too important to be untouched by earthly conflict https://t.co/SJyZVrvET8 ๐
The first shot of the next war between the worldโs big powers, it is often said, will be fired in space. And as conflict spreads on Earth, ill omens are emerging in the firmament https://t.co/CZmbIwa9Ui ๐
America, China and Russia are locked in a new struggle over space. Satellites are too important to be untouched by earthly conflict via @TheEconomist https://t.co/gWNkVhsfPa