Security in outer space is strongly affected by the current geopolitical shifts and distortions. While space activities have from the beginning of the space age in the late 1950s been of a dual use character, there has not been an outright arms race in outer space. This is currently changing dramatically and we see more and more interferences just below the threshold of armed conflict and acts of war. In this seminar we investigate how the security structure in outer space developed over the past 70 years and what is required to avoid full-fledged “star wars”.


The seminar was already held in the summer semesters 2011 and 2013 as well as in the winter semesters 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2025/26.


More information about the seminar contents, such as references and links, can be found here.