Space Wars: Humanity's New Front Line
On March 27, 2019, India launched a missile and destroyed one of its own satellites, joining an exclusive club of countries capable of disabling an object in space, 300 kilometers (186 miles) away. The era of Star Wars is now, and we are right at the beginning of a new era, where previously top-secret defense and space programs are becoming declassified and publicized.
On March 27, 2019, India launched a missile and destroyed one of its own satellites, joining an exclusive club of countries capable of disabling an object in space, 300 kilometers (186 miles) away. The era of Star Wars is now, and we are right at the beginning of a new era, where previously top-secret defense and space programs are becoming declassified and publicized.
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