War in Space The Science and Technology Behind Our Next Theater of Conflict /

• Main Author: Dawson, Linda (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Space Exploration
• Subjects: Technology.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Security, International.; Popular Science in Technology.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; International Security Studies.

With the recent influx of spaceflight and satellite launches, the region of outer space has become saturated with vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government. But what would happen if these capabilities were disrupted or even destroyed? How...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Life Without Satellites
• Chapter 2: Space as the Next Theater of War
• Chapter 3: The Environment of Space as a Theater of War
• Chapter 4: Space Debris as a Weapon
• Chapter 5: A Summary of the US Space Program and Its Relationship to the Military
• Chapter 6: Who Controls Space and How
• Chapter 7: The Cold War and Missile Defense.-Chapter 8: Post-SDI Missile Defense
• Chapter 9: Satellite Technology
• Chapter 10: Preventing a War in Space
• Appendix A: Space Treaty
• Appendix B: Additional Resources for Space Warfare Topics
• Appendix C: Space Defense Terms and Programs and Their Historical Context
• Appendix D: Timeline of Missile Defense
• Acknowledgements
• Index.