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This is what “war in space” probably would look like in the near future
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2614" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/this-is-what-war-in-space-probably-would-look-like-in-the-near-future/" target="_blank"><strong>This is what “war in space” probably would look like in the near future - ARS Technica</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>“Any conflict in space will be much slower and more deliberate.”</strong></p><p></p><p>The creation of the US Space Force has conjured up all manner of fanciful notions about combat in space. Will military satellites act like X-wings and Tie Fighters, zipping around and shooting at one another? Or perhaps will larger ships akin to the USS <em>Enterprise</em> fire photon torpedoes at enemy warbirds?</p><p></p><p>Hardly. But even those with more realistic expectations for what could happen if nations went to war in space—perhaps satellites using orbital kinetic weapons to attack other satellites?—may not fully appreciate the physics of space combat. That's the conclusion of a new report that investigates what is physically and practically possible when it comes to space combat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2614, member: 1"] [URL='https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/this-is-what-war-in-space-probably-would-look-like-in-the-near-future/'][B]This is what “war in space” probably would look like in the near future - ARS Technica[/B][/URL] [B]“Any conflict in space will be much slower and more deliberate.”[/B] The creation of the US Space Force has conjured up all manner of fanciful notions about combat in space. Will military satellites act like X-wings and Tie Fighters, zipping around and shooting at one another? Or perhaps will larger ships akin to the USS [I]Enterprise[/I] fire photon torpedoes at enemy warbirds? Hardly. But even those with more realistic expectations for what could happen if nations went to war in space—perhaps satellites using orbital kinetic weapons to attack other satellites?—may not fully appreciate the physics of space combat. That's the conclusion of a new report that investigates what is physically and practically possible when it comes to space combat. [/QUOTE]
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