Fly me to the moon - Why Europe needs to move into space
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- NDC Outlook 05-2024: Fly me to the moon - Why Europe needs to move into space, by Samantha Cristoforetti and Alessandro Marrone
Summary
- Outer space is experiencing a paradigm shift from exploration to exploitation, whereby orbits become more congested and contested than ever.
- NATO militaries are adapting not only to integrate space in military operations on Earth but also to operate in this domain.
- U.S. is leading the spacepower doctrinal evolution, while Europe holds important space capabilities but lags behind in certain key areas.
- Human space transportation is the new frontier that Europeans should address through civil-military cooperation.
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