Namrata Goswami

Juliana Suess, a space specialist at Germany's Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Namrata Goswami, an expert in space policy and professor at Arizona State University, delve into the strategic complexities of potential space warfare. They explore how nations like the U.S. and China are racing to establish lunar and Martian bases while examining the implications of satellite surveillance and cyber attacks. The duo highlights the need for better legal frameworks for space resource extraction and discusses the evolving dynamics of power and conflict in this new frontier.

Guests Namrata Goswami, an independent scholar on space policy, and Brendan Mulvaney, Director of the Air University, discuss China's impressive year in space. Topics include military aerospace advancements, controlling resources in outer space, China's FOBS system, rocket reusability, and space plane experimentation. They also cover satellite launches for intelligence purposes, China's space program goals, and plans for lunar exploration and on-orbit production.