TY - BOOK ID - 61477411 TI - Dark skies : space expansionism, planetary geopolitics, and the ends of humanity PY - 2020 SN - 0190090243 019090335X 0190903368 PB - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Astronautics and civilization. KW - Outer space KW - Space colonies. KW - Space security. KW - International relations. KW - Political aspects. KW - Civilian use. KW - Coexistence KW - Foreign affairs KW - Foreign policy KW - Foreign relations KW - Global governance KW - Interdependence of nations KW - International affairs KW - Peaceful coexistence KW - World order KW - National security KW - Sovereignty KW - World politics KW - Outer space security KW - Security of outer space KW - Security, International KW - Colonies, Space KW - Communities, Space KW - Habitats, Space KW - Space communities KW - Space habitats KW - Astronautics and civilization KW - Colonization KW - Large space structures (Astronautics) KW - Extraterrestrial bases KW - Space stations KW - Civilization and astronautics KW - Outer space and civilization KW - Space age KW - Space power KW - Aeronautics and civilization KW - Civilization KW - Strategic aspects. KW - Exploration. KW - Civilian use KW - Philosophical aspects. KW - Solar system KW - Exploration UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61477411 AB - 'Dark Skies' provides a comprehensive and balanced assessment of the space enterprise, past, present and future. It demolishes widely-held optimistic assumptions about the desirability of many major space activities, actual and prospective. Most consequentially, the hiding-in-plain-sight use of outer space as a corridor for long-range bombardment has increased the probability of catastrophic nuclear war. Contrary to the widespread claim that sustainable colonies on other celestial bodies are necessary for human survival from large-scale disasters on Earth, this work shows that colonization itself poses many severe threats and should be avoided. Instead an Earth-oriented space program should be pursued. ER -