Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving forward on the Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program. (Image credit: DARPA)

There is growing interest in protecting strategic assets in cis-lunar space. Not only is the U.S. Space Force engaged in reflecting on the topic of how best to extend military presence far from Earth – so too is China and others.

Parallel to air, land, sea, or polar skirmishes between nations here on Earth, is cis-lunar, and perhaps the moon itself, an emerging “high-ground” and new territory for conflict? There’s a variance of views according to Space.com outreach.

Carving up near-moon locales: How strategic could this be for military interests? (Image credit: Aerospace Corporation)

To read my new Space.com story, go to:

“Military interest in the moon is ramping up – ‘Cislunar space has recently become prominent in the space community and warrants attention,’ a recent Air Force Research Laboratory document states,” at:

https://www.space.com/military-interest-moon-cislunar-space