Space Wars
Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and the satellites we rely on.
A high-stakes war is silently escalating above our heads. Once purely a realm of scientific wonder, space is now a critical battleground, as global military powers race to weaponize it. Satellites, vital to our daily lives and economies, are vulnerable to attack both from adversaries and the debris that’s filling increasingly crowded orbits. What can we do to protect them when even the smallest objects, travelling at 17,000 miles per hour, can spell doom? What if the first-ever space battle has already happened without anyone knowing? Explore the technology and strategy of a rapidly developing arms race and hear how experts are wrestling with the implications of this looming conflict. (Premiering October 7 at 9 pm on PBS)