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Space warfare

Space warfare is combat in which one or more belligerents are in outer space. The scope of space warfare includes ground-to-space warfare, such as attacking satellites from the Earth; space-to-space warfare, such as satellites attacking satellites; and space-to-ground warfare, such as satellites attacking Earth-based targets. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty…

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Theoretical space weaponry

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Possible warfare over space

Space warfare in science fiction

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Space warfare

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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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a bomb- over Russiainstance ofso 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…0.80text
return to land after a single orbitinstance ofso 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…0.80text
jamminginstance oftechniques0.80text
vision kills that do not generate much debris.Risk to other activitiesSpace warfare creates risks to other activitiesinstance oftechniques0.80text
including risks to human beings in orbitinstance oftechniques0.80text
risks to commercial space activityinstance oftechniques0.80text
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 Treatyinstance oftechniques0.80text
vision kills that do not generate much debrisinstance oftechniques0.80text
the Homeworld series have interesting concepts for space warfareinstance ofGames0.80text
such as 3D battle formationsinstance ofGames0.80text
plasma-based projectors that get their energy from a ship's propulsion systeminstance ofGames0.80text
and automated uncrewed space combat vehiclesinstance ofGames0.80text

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