Book Review – Outbound: Islands in the Void

Book Review – Outbound: Islands in the Void

Outbound: Islands in the Void, written by Richard Anderson with illustrations by Tim Kummerow, is an ambitious science fiction novel of space colonization set in the year 2248. The book weaves multiple narratives, from the creation of a space “island” that provides a...
Guest Post: Space Is a Server Without a Firewall

Guest Post: Space Is a Server Without a Firewall

The Satellites Powering Your World Are Insecure. Breaches Are Inevitable. And No One Is Accountable. By Ela Buruk  There is no such thing as a secure satellite. That’s not a prediction — it’s the current state of orbital infrastructure. From GPS and banking to...
Will a “Dark Fleet” Ever Operate in Space?

Will a “Dark Fleet” Ever Operate in Space?

This last Christmas day, the Finnish police and Coast Guard seized the Eagle S, a Russian oil tanker, for deliberately damaging an underwater electric cable. The ship, which is allegedly part of Russia’s “dark fleet” that circumvents oil export sanctions, disrupted...
Privateering in Space?

Privateering in Space?

Thinking about piracy in space means building scenarios and then subjecting them to reality checks. It helps to go for extremes and come up with outlandish ideas. You can always bring them back down to earth, so to speak. In our exploration of the potential for space...
Space Warfare vs. Space Piracy

Space Warfare vs. Space Piracy

As our book, Space Piracy, nears its publication date in February, we are receiving positive feedback from senior people in the military and intelligence community (IC). We have identified an issue worth discussing, at the very least. At the heart of the matter is the...