Space policy and security changes and continuities in the second age
Revista da Escola de Guerra Naval
Space policy and security changes and continuities in the second age
Autor Correspondente: Luciano Vaz-Ferreira | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: Space, security, artificial satellites, militarization
Resumos Cadastrados
Resumo Inglês:
The present article investigates the space policy related
to space security. The objective is to identify changes and
continuities between the First (1957-1991) and the Second
Space Era (1991-?). From the methodological point of
view, the investigation consists of a bibliographic review
and a documentary analysis. The paper has two parts: the
first reconstructs the space race that occurred during the
Cold War, while the second investigates the contemporary
dynamics of space security. As final considerations, it
was possible to observe continuity in the strategic use of
outer space. There are two changes. The first concerns
the growing importance of artificial satellites, both from
military and economic aspects. The second refers to
the plurality of new space actors, which increases the
complexity of the interactions and can contribute to the
conflict.
