Space Power

Space represents to society a major source of power and control. A long time ago, The seas provided for Britain a way to transport themselves and helped them conquer other places to create a lasting empire.

The major space powers in the world all have pretty much the same developments in regards to satellites and goals. Space could become a big battlefield but it also holds much promise for the development of mankind. While it is true that the satellites orbiting around Earth have great destructive potential, they have also provided convenient methods of communication such as Satellite TV and Satellite Internet. The world is always changing and soon, humanity will be able to reach out into the vast depths of the Universe and colonize.

Satellites have helped society in a big way and the prosperity that we have now may not last. Up there in the atmosphere, satellites are highly vulnerable to attack, and such attacks could take modern day countries back a LONG way. Many people take satellite power for granted and don't realize what destruction of them could do. The U.S. military has already started to "harden" their satellites but the same cannot be said for industry satellites. As hardening greatly increased costs.

The Space generation will lead to many great discoveries, but the threat of satellite destruction and enormous economic downfall is inevitable. We can only hope that disaster does not fall upon us.