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A military satellite attacks another satellite with a laser. In the first step, the Russians build a laser that will blind satellites from the ground. Image: depositphotos.com

The Russians are building a laser that blinds satellites - an expert explains the technology

If the Russian government is able to build the laser, it will be able to protect a large part of the country from observation by satellites with optical sensors. Technology also sets the stage for the more threatening possibility
Anti-satellite weapon. Illustration: shutterstock

The US will stop testing anti-satellite weapons and demand that this become an international norm; China: developing systems to tow satellites

US Vice President Kamala Harris announced this in a review before the Space Guard; more than 1,600 pieces are floating in space since the Russian test about six months ago, over 2,400 pieces are still floating after 15
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Russia conducted an anti-satellite weapon test in which a downed satellite exploded and the resulting debris threatens the international and Chinese space stations

Russia conducted an anti-satellite weapon experiment in which an old Russian satellite exploded without prior warning to those responsible for the space sector in the Western armies, the Cosmos 1408 satellite was launched back in 1982 during the Soviet Union
Two cubesat-based nanosatellites are launched from the International Space Station. 2016. Photo: NASA

Hackers can disable satellites - or turn them into weapons

A drawing from 1967 depicting the MOL space laboratory that ultimately did not come to fruition. From Wikipedia

MOL - a military space laboratory that was not launched

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Fear: China has developed a system to hijack satellites in space

The SBIRS-Hight satellite is preparing to be transferred to the launch site. Photo: Lockheed Martin Photo Observation, surveillance and interception

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Reagan announces the launch of the project

Reagan's Fantasy: On the Star Wars Initiative

The X-37B spacecraft after landing at Vandenburg Air Force Base in California, December 3, 2010

The unmanned X-37B spacecraft returned from space after 220 days

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The US military is researching technologies to protect satellites

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The future battlefield - in space

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War in space - soon in the skies above our homes?

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A weak solar cycle will keep space debris longer in orbit

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Wayne's funeral

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The Dragon and Space: About Space Warfare in China - Part II

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