War in Space Podcasts

How does space impact our security? What are the implications for society and what do threats in space actually look like?



War in Space is a monthly podcast that will demystify the debate about space and national security by explaining how geography and politics are projected into the space domain. We will unravel the technical jargon that floats around these discussions, illuminate the dark spaces and assess the quantifiable risks that have made such conversations increasingly worrying for the public.

Hosted by Juliana Suess, Policy Researcher for Space Security at the Royal United Services Institute, every episode will invite a guest to explore why people engaged in national security have been so seized by space in the last few years.

The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.


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Season 1

Welcome to our first season of the War in Space Podcast Series. Access the latest episodes.

Episode 44: Not All That Orbits is Gold: Space Debris
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Episode 43: Europe in Space
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Episode 42: Eyes in Orbit: Space Situational Awareness
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Episode 41: The Accelerating Pace of the Space Industry
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Episode 40: UK Space Command: Lessons Learned
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Episode 39: Space Sector Capture: How to Make Allies and Influence States
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Episode 38: The Responsible Behaviours Report
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Episode 37: No Wild West: An Introduction to Space Law
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Episode 36: Are We Running Out of Space?
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Episode 35: Concepts of Warfare in Space
Episode 34: The Future of Skynet
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Episode 33: Talking Through Space
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Episode 32: NATO’s Air and Space Lessons from Ukraine
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Episode 31: Indian Space Policy
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Episode 30: Russia: First into Space, and the First Out?
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Episode 29: Moving from Geopolitics to 'Astropolitics'
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Episode 28: To Own, or to Collaborate and Access? That is the Question
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Episode 27: Space During the Cold War: The Strategic Defense Initiative
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Episode 26: Making History: Helen Sharman's Spaceflight
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Episode 25: Tech vs Strategy? The Beginnings of the US Space Force
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Episode 24: Ukraine: The First Commercial Space War?
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Episode 23: ‘From Cornwall with Launch’: The UK’s First Sovereign Space Launch
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Episode 22: Chinese Power Projection to Lower-Earth Orbit and Beyond
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Episode 21: Space Tech Innovation and Regulations – A Game of Catch-Up?
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Episode 20: Space Dominance Now?
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Episode 19: Space Economics 101
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Episode 18: Space Age Beginnings
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Episode 17: Finders Keepers: Europe in Space
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Episode 16: Protecting the ‘Ones and Noughts’ to Keep Satellites Safe
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Episode 15: Rocket Beginnings: What Links Missile Development and Spaceflight?
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Episode 14: How to Track Your Satellite and Other Astronomy Lessons
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Episode 13: Back to the Basics: What's in a Satellite?
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Episode 12: Beyond the Horizon
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Episode 11: No Such Thing As A Responsible Anti-Satellite Test
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Episode 10: New Space, New Rules?
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Episode 9: It Actually is Rocket Science
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Episode 8: Why Comms is Key
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Episode 7: Top Gun for Space
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Episode 6: Space Club
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Episode 5: Money Talks: The US National Defence Authorisation Act
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Episode 4: Big Hopes for Big Rockets – The 2022 Space Forecast
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Episode 3: It's Not About Star Wars, It's About Integration
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Episode 2: Space Weather, Orbital Velocities and Sputnik's Nose Cone
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Episode 1: War in Space? That’s So Mainstream
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Podcast Trailer: What is War in Space?
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