Space Technology and its Implications for National Security (Available in English) (Disponible en Français)

With the launch of the first artificial satellite into space, for more than seventy years, the space arena witnessed a huge technological leap, which made the Earth a small space in which a person could move between its limbs in minutes through a screen displaying information from satellites floating in space and covering all activities throughout the Earth. Modern space science arose with scientists looking to fly spacecraft beyond Earth's gravity to continue discovering the secrets of the universe. Space has also become a critical area of national security. For some time now, many major countries have been accelerating to militarize space, as major powers view it as a battlefield and are developing advanced space capabilities. At the same time, the world has become increasingly dependent on space systems for military, civilian, and commercial missions, creating new vulnerabilities. As a result of the great benefits that space technology brings to the countries that possess it, as well as the great risks of this technology to national security, losing access to space capabilities would lead to a severe deterioration in the state’s ability to project power and defend its interests. In this research, the definition of science, technology, history of space technology science, and space technology tools will be reviewed, and we will present a study on the role of space technology in the civil sector and in achieving sustainable development goals and its impact on national security.