Why outer space is the wild west - and what it means for us on earth

Neil Mitchell Asks Why

Who controls space will control the Earth. What happens up there impacts every aspect of modern life: Satellites, GPS, power grids. And there are some weird things going on.

What's happing in space today could help save the world - but it could also help destroy it.

In this episode I speak to Rebecca Shrimpton, director of Defence and National Security at ASPI, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. She has a warning of what we stand to gain, and what stands to be lost

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