On Aug 2020, a US spy satellite moved close to a Chinese satellite, attempting to shadow it closely. It was caught by the Chinese and they maneuvered it to get away from the US satellite. This seems to constitute ill or malign intent. Why would you go and bother the property of another person? What is the intent behind this move?
Trust goes both ways, and it takes effort from both parties to build trust. This kind of actions will only been seen as aggressive and ill intent by the other party, and when there is lack of trust between two parties, the other will come up with defensive and offensive counter measure to protect themselves. And that doesn't help when one party has got an active military branch named space force.
Looks like the space arms race and militarization of space will only escalate in the future. I hope people will realize, like the nuclear arms race before, this kind of wild west arms race is unsustainable for everyone involved, and for humanity as a whole. I hope leaders from all countries involved to have the courage and consideration for all of humanity and our collective peaceful use of space, to put geopolitics aside, to come up rules of responsible use and engagement in space.
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/us-china-russia-test-new...
Trust goes both ways, and it takes effort from both parties to build trust. This kind of actions will only been seen as aggressive and ill intent by the other party, and when there is lack of trust between two parties, the other will come up with defensive and offensive counter measure to protect themselves. And that doesn't help when one party has got an active military branch named space force.
Looks like the space arms race and militarization of space will only escalate in the future. I hope people will realize, like the nuclear arms race before, this kind of wild west arms race is unsustainable for everyone involved, and for humanity as a whole. I hope leaders from all countries involved to have the courage and consideration for all of humanity and our collective peaceful use of space, to put geopolitics aside, to come up rules of responsible use and engagement in space.
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/10/us-china-russia-test-new...