Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz.
Image credit: Jacques Descloitres/NASA

The ongoing conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off Earth – the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet.

Think blockades, seizing of ships, impacts on the global economy, repercussions in terms of needed resources and markets, from fuel to high-tech semiconductors and production processes.

On patrol: cislunar domain awareness spacecraft.
Image credit: Air Force Research Laboratory

Strait talk

Now turn your attention skyward and note that the U.S. Space Force is establishing a dedicated acquisition office to appraise the importance of the cislunar region for warfighting and national security.

Are we seeing the start of “strait talk” in outer space? Could the moon ever be blockaded?

For details, go to my new Space.com story – “Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz: ‘Sometimes, a pair of events contains a warning, if you are able to see it.’” – at:

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/could-the-moon-be-the-next-strait-of-hormuz