Space pirates already have their sights set on the 'high seas' of Earth orbit. Can we stop them?

Space pirates already have their sights set on the 'high seas' of Earth orbit. Can we stop them?

Experts are already looking into the risks of piracy in space and solutions to this potentially devastating economic and legal problem.

Piracy on the High Seas of Space

Eye-patch on and crank up your best “grrr.” And while you’re at it, plop down a stack of doubloons and conjure up visions of “Captain” Jack Sparrow! Talk about “high crimes” and misdemeanors. The growing pace of space as a commercial resource brings with it the prospect for misdeeds, corruption, piracy, and war. The Center […]