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History
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Space warfare in science fiction
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Theoretical space weaponry
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Practical considerations
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Overview
- Outer space
- Satellites Satellite
- Earth
- Outer Space Treaty
- Space law
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Nuclear weapons
- Celestial bodies Astronomical object
- Earth orbit Geocentric orbit
- Military space forces Space force
- United States
- US Space Force United States Space Force
- China
- People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force
- Russia
- Russian Space Forces
- Cold War
- Militarization of space Militarisation of space
- Military satellites Military satellite
- Communications Communications satellite
- Navigation Navigation satellite
- Reconnaissance Reconnaissance satellite
- Munitions guidance Guided bomb
- Gulf War
- Starlink
- By Ukraine Starlink in the Russian-Ukrainian War
- Russian-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
- Soviet Union
- Nuclear explosions in space High-altitude nuclear explosion
- Defence against nuclear missiles Ballistic missile defence
History
- U-2 spy plane Lockheed U-2
- 1960 U-2 incident
- Spy plane Reconnaissance aircraft
- Soviet Air Defense Forces’ Soviet Air Defence Forces
- S-75 Dvina
- Surface-to-air missile
- Aerial reconnaissance
- R-7 R-7 (rocket family)
- Sputnik 1
- Space Race
- Explorer program
- Spaceflight
- Atmosphere
- Gravity
- Blue Gemini
- Starfish Prime
- Electromagnetic pulse
- U.S. military
- Space Shuttle
- Polar orbit
- Laser
- Adaptive optics
- Strategic Defence Initiative
- F-15 F-15 Eagle
- Solwind P78-1 Solwind
- USA-193
- Nautical miles Nautical mile
- Israel Space Agency
- Low Earth orbit
- ASAT missile
Theoretical space weaponry
- Nuclear warfare
- Missiles Guided missile
- Nuclear weapons Nuclear weapon
- Railguns Railgun
- Ronald Reagan
- Surveillance Spy satellite
- Positioning systems Global Positioning System
- Re-entry
- Kinetic bombardment
- Tungsten
- Ivan's hammer
- Linear particle accelerators Linear particle accelerator
- Particle-beam based weaponry Particle-beam weapon
- Microwaves Microwave
- Plasma-based weaponry Plasma weapon
- Particle beams Particle beam
- Defense Intelligence Agency
Practical considerations
- Moon
- Firing solution
- Geostationary satellite Geostationary orbit
- International Space Station
- Quickbird
- External ballistics
- Analog computers Mark I Fire Control Computer
- Lithium Lithium battery
- Photovoltaic modules Photovoltaic module
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Project Excalibur
- Zenith Star
- William L. Shelton
- Air Force Space Command
- Kill vehicles Kill vehicle
- Space debris
- Kessler syndrome
Possible warfare over space
- United States Air Force
- Military exercise
- Peterson Space Force Base
- Red team
- Asymmetric weapon Asymmetric warfare
- Robert Zubrin
- Aerospace engineer Aerospace engineering
- Human exploration of Mars
- Space infrastructures Space infrastructure
- Satellite-based navigation Satellite navigation
- Multiple Kill Vehicle
- U.S. State Department United States Department of State
- Kosmos Kosmos (satellite)
Space warfare in science fiction
- Science fiction
- Air force
- Naval Navy
- Space marine
- Interstellar war
- Space warfare in science fiction
- Space opera
- Military Military science fiction
- Space Western
- Sword and planet
- Finisterre universe
- C. J. Cherryh
- Expanded universes Expanded universe
- Star Wars Star Wars expanded universe
- Spin-off media Warhammer 40,000
- Miniature wargame Miniature wargaming
- Dan Abnett
- Directed energy weapons
- E. E. Smith
- Lensman
- Orson Scott Card
- Ender's Game Ender's Game (series)
- David Weber
- Honorverse
- Larry Niven
- Jerry Pournelle
- Mote in God's Eye
- Alastair Reynolds
- Revelation Space universe
- Relativistic speed General relativity
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Nodes221
Edges220
Triples173
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00905
Components1
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Space warfare
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related to Further reading · 36
Space warfare → Air, An Illustrated Guide, Arming, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Century, Christopher Tuck, CS1, Dale Walton, David, Day, Heavens, Hobbs, Ian Speller, In David Jordan, ISBN, James, Joan, John, Johnson-Freese
related to Space warfare in science fiction · 30
Space warfare → Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space, Both, Cherryh, Dan Abnett, David Weber, Fictional, Finisterre, Game, God's Eye, Heinlein's Starship Troopers, Honorverse, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, Military, Mote, Orson Scott Card's Ender's, Other, Robert, Smith's Lensman, Some
related to Practical considerations · 26
Space warfare → Alpha, And, Current, Earth, External, First, For, In, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Moon, Other, Project Excalibur, Quickbird, SDI, Second, So, Space, Strategic Defense Initiative, The, The International Space Station
related to 1950s · 23
Space warfare → American, Cold War, During, Earth, Explorer, In, It, Notably, R-7, S-75 Dvina, SA-2 Guideline, Soviet, Soviet Air Defense Forces, Soviet Union, Space Race, Sputnik, That, This, Three, U-2
related to Ballistic warfare · 19
Space warfare → Cold War, Deployment, Earth's, If, In, One, Outer Space Treaty, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union, Soviets, Space, Space-based, Star Wars, Strategic Defense Initiative, Systems, This, United States, Weapons, When
related to 1960s · 16
Space warfare → Almaz, American, Blue Gemini, Early, Earth's, EMP, Gemini, One, Outer Space Treaty, See, Similar, Soviet, Soviet Union, Starfish Prime, The, United States
related to Kinetic bombardment · 6
Space warfare → Earth, In, Kinetic, Though, Traditional, United States
related to Political considerations · 2
Space warfare → Countries, Outer Space Treaty
related to Risk to other activities · 1
Space warfare → Space
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Important terminology
space weapons warfare satellites missile united states orbit satellite war military would earth missiles ballistic soviet defense used anti-satellite us
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| a bomb- over Russia | instance of | so the test was conducted after the crew had returned to Earth.A 1976 Soviet report suggested that the design of the Space Shuttle had been guided by a requirement to deliver a… | 0.80 | text |
| return to land after a single orbit | instance of | so the test was conducted after the crew had returned to Earth.A 1976 Soviet report suggested that the design of the Space Shuttle had been guided by a requirement to deliver a… | 0.80 | text |
| jamming | instance of | techniques | 0.80 | text |
| vision kills that do not generate much debris.Risk to other activitiesSpace warfare creates risks to other activities | instance of | techniques | 0.80 | text |
| including risks to human beings in orbit | instance of | techniques | 0.80 | text |
| risks to commercial space activity | instance of | techniques | 0.80 | text |
| and creating difficulties for launching payloads to higher orbits.Political considerationsCountries which engage in space warfare would presumably face reputational costs for violating the 1967 Outer Space Treaty | instance of | techniques | 0.80 | text |
| vision kills that do not generate much debris | instance of | techniques | 0.80 | text |
| the Homeworld series have interesting concepts for space warfare | instance of | Games | 0.80 | text |
| such as 3D battle formations | instance of | Games | 0.80 | text |
| plasma-based projectors that get their energy from a ship's propulsion system | instance of | Games | 0.80 | text |
| and automated uncrewed space combat vehicles | instance of | Games | 0.80 | text |
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