Comments on: Chinese to launch military space station http://futurismic.com/2009/03/10/chinese-to-launch-military-space-station/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jon http://futurismic.com/2009/03/10/chinese-to-launch-military-space-station/comment-page-1/#comment-20970 jon Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:23:01 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6459#comment-20970 ah yes, treaties... those things you encourage less powerful countries to sign and build into their values systems, while you keep all the good stuff for yourself. ah yes, treaties… those things you encourage less powerful countries to sign and build into their values systems, while you keep all the good stuff for yourself.

]]> By: Kian http://futurismic.com/2009/03/10/chinese-to-launch-military-space-station/comment-page-1/#comment-20950 Kian Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:32:44 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6459#comment-20950 Ok I apologise for the number of times I used the term orbit in the previous post. Details of the treaty may be found. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty or for a full text link to the actual document http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/outerspt.html To which China has signed. I will double check my information to see its response to military installations. Ok I apologise for the number of times I used the term orbit in the previous post.

Details of the treaty may be found.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty
or for a full text link to the actual document
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/outerspt.html

To which China has signed. I will double check my information to see its response to military installations.

]]> By: Kian http://futurismic.com/2009/03/10/chinese-to-launch-military-space-station/comment-page-1/#comment-20905 Kian Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:40:59 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6459#comment-20905 Isn't orbital military facilities against the same orbital treaty that prevents the use of nuclear weapons and power stations in orbit. Isn’t orbital military facilities against the same orbital treaty that prevents the use of nuclear weapons and power stations in orbit.

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