The Book
Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit, by Marc Feldman and Hugh Taylor, is scheduled to be published by John Wiley & Sons in February, 2025. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
The book offers a comprehensive exploration of humanity’s potential for criminal activities in outer space
Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit is a forward-thinking resource that considers, analyzes, and provides solutions to the influence of the ignoble side of humanity in the realm of outer space, where potential for crime, corruption, piracy, and war increases as the exploitation of space as a commercial resource continues to develop. This book blends the authors’ knowledge with that of subject matter experts to deliver a holistic understanding of criminality in space and help readers broaden their horizons beyond their own area of specialization.
Some of the topics explored in this insightful book include:
- Space hacking, from software, data, network, and hardware risks to existing cybersecurity standards and practices in space
- Criminal organizations that might pursue criminal activities in space, including cartels, kidnappers and devicenappers, and governments
- Laws and treaties relevant to space crime, such as the Communications Satellite Act and the Outer Space Treaty of 1967
Filled with practical, thought-provoking knowledge and guidance, Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of professionals working in the best of humanity’s institutions, including law and intelligence services, finance, insurance and risk management, corporations, and the sciences, who seek to combat what the worst of us may be dreaming up.
Praise for Space Piracy
“Throughout time, mankind has used new technologies for good and evil. Today, a vast segment of the world’s population uses space daily for comforts and necessities. Chillingly, Feldman and Taylor warn of space’s vulnerabilities to potential malice. Space Piracy is essential reading for anyone committed to ensuring that space remains available to advance peace, freedom, science, and civilization.”
— Barbara Barrett, Former Secretary of the Air Force and Ambassador to Finland
“The confluence of economic expansion in outer space, combined with technological advances, including increasing connectivity and reliance on cyber networks, means the threat of criminal activity in and effecting outer space activities is real. It is important the space community begins to think through these issues in earnest now and proactively address the threat of space piracy. Space Piracy: Preparing for a Criminal Crisis in Orbit is the first book I’ve read that is dedicated to the subject of space piracy. It breaks new ground by introducing the reader to the issue of space piracy across a breadth of subjects.”
— Dr. Michael C. Mineiro, Senior Counsel, Space Practice Group Co-Lead, Akin
“This is a serious meditation on a space future that is all too plausible. Anyone concerned with building a safe and robust space economy–lawmakers, policymakers, law enforcement, CEOs, space cyber security officers, and the USSPACECOM and US Space Force commanders–should read this book. A well researched and fascinating synthesis of the history and current day piracy, privateering, organized crime & syndicates, cyber-crime, private security companies—and how and why they might plausibly move to space.”
— Peter Garretson, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies, American Foreign Policy Council and Author of Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space and The Next Space Race: A Blueprint for American Primacy
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