Space - International Law / War in space

MaggieWar in space... it's something just in Hollywood movies, right?

We'll show you how the law is designed to prevent conflicts and ask if it's good enough to do it?

How the Cold War shaped today's laws for exploring space...

JayakodiSo, if someone disobeys a law, then they lose too. So, this is the core principle that urges countries to behave in space.

MaggieWhat happens after Donald Trump formed a new space military?

We've been sending people and spacecraft into orbit for decades. But why has that so far remained peaceful?

July 1975: two men shaking hands in space.

One was American Brigadier General Thomas Stafford. The other was cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

This historic handshake symbolised improving relations in the long-running Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, but their conflict was far from over.

The two countries competed for superiority after World War Two. Their efforts to get into space were part of that: this was known as the space race.