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The high frontier

Satellites bobbing around thousands of kilometres in space have become an integral part of our daily lives, governing bank transactions, what we watch on television, the Internet, weather forcasts, international phone calls and stock market trades. Governments and defence forces use satellites to spy on their enemies and on their friends, to communicate in secret, or to lock their missiles on to targets. Entrepreneurs have also commercialised space for huge profits. However, there are no laws that govern what entrepreneurs and military powers are allowed to do in space. In this program, reporter Ticky Fullerton asks whether we are allowing the dangers to outweigh the potential benefits as space becomes increasingly commercialised and militarised.

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  • "Satellites bobbing around thousands of kilometres in space have become an integral part of our daily lives, governing bank transactions, what we watch on television, the Internet, weather forcasts, international phone calls and stock market trades. Governments and defence forces use satellites to spy on their enemies and on their friends, to communicate in secret, or to lock their missiles on to targets. Entrepreneurs have also commercialised space for huge profits. However, there are no laws that govern what entrepreneurs and military powers are allowed to do in space. In this program, reporter Ticky Fullerton asks whether we are allowing the dangers to outweigh the potential benefits as space becomes increasingly commercialised and militarised."@en
  • "Asks what regulates the activities of entrepreneurs and military powers in space and whether Australia will be pressured to get involved in the Bush Administration's ambitious space program? Space brokers (trading in satellite air-time), entrepeneurs and 'space buccaneers' in the $50 billion a year industry contribute."@en
  • "Outer space is open for business - It's a booming $50 billion a year industry - and growing so fast that not even the sky is the limit - Few of us give a thought to the myriad satellites bobbing around thousands of kilometers above our heads - But they are an integral part of our daily lives, governing bank transactions, what we watch on TV, the Internet, weather forecasts, international phone calls and stock market trades - SCIENCE - VID 18; Recorded on 2/05/2005."@en
  • "Discusses the myriad satellites in outer space, satellites which have business and military implications and which have the ability to literally read the newspaper we hold in our hands."
  • "Outer space is a booming $50 billion a year industry. Satellites are an integral part of our daily lives, governing bank transactions, what we watch on TV, the Internet, weather forecasts, international phone calls and stock market trades. They can even spy on people with a remarkable degree of resolution. Government and defence forces use satellites to spy on their enemies and friends, to communicate in secret, or to lock their missiles onto targets. Companies that build satellites or broker space time are reaping billions, and others plan to commence space tourism shortly. All this is done with very little legal control and ineffectual treaties. This program discusses the potentialities and dangers that the use of space for military and commercial uses entails."@en

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  • "The High frontier"
  • "The high frontier"@en

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