CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgment, Introduction: The Final Frontier-The Militarization of Outer Space, PART I FOUNDATIONS OF SPACE MILITARIZATION AND WARFARE: 1. Militarization vs. Weaponization: Evolving Military Involvement in Space-David E Kugler, Ph.D, 2. Navigation Warfare and the Dual-Use Dilemma-Captain John R Mueller (D.Eng.) PART II STRATEGIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES: 3. Space Based Surveillance and Reconnaissance Technologies-Neha Singh Raghuvanshi, Bhumika Bindal, Arpita Johri, Mudit Saxena, 4. Strategic and Legal Challenges of High-Altitude Platforms-Dr Anne-Sophie Martin, 5. Space Industrialization as Space Militarization-Ava Schwarz, Daniel Zou, Adrian Tymes, PART III ETHICAL, LEGAL AND HUMANITARIAN CONSIDERATIONS: 6. Ethical Considerations and Space Governance-Marcel Muller, 7. Astronauts: Envoys of Mankind or Combatants? A Humanitarian Dilemma-Rohit Bokil, 8. Legal Issues Surrounding Interference with Space Signals in Peacetime-Kuan-Wei Chen, 9. The Dilemma of Intellectual Property in Outer Space: A Study of Theoretical and Practical Conflicts-Dr Anuttama Ghose & Dr Monojit Das, PART IV GEOPOLITICAL AND COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES: 10. Chinese Space Programme: The Questions of Geopolitics and Ethics-Dr Gunjan Singh, 11. China's Leadership in the Advancement of Outer Space: Strategic Innovations and Future Prospects-Mohamad Zreik, 12. Militarization olf Outer Space: A Cause for Worry-K Vinay Kumar and Sakshi Shree, Conclusion: The Final Frontier-Navigating the Militarization of Outer Space, Contributors, Index.