The Case for Spacecrime: The Rise of Crime and Piracy in the Space Domain

Abstract

Crime exists in a symbiotic relationship to humanity: wherever people aspire to lawful enterprise, criminals endeavor to achieve illicit gains. Whether on land, on the sea, in the air, or through cyberspace, criminal activity quickly joins legitimate commerce in every domain of economic activity. So why is there no crime in space?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA615000

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Emery

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Commerce
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Criminology
  • Employment
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Payload
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Small Satellites
  • Societies
  • Space Objects
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace
  • Space