With multiple nations and private companies setting their sights on missions to the moon, experts say the area between Earth and the moon could become strategically important.
to precious metals in asteroids, said Marcus Holzinger, an associate professor of aerospace engineering sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder.
That interest is apparent: Last year, the Space Force identified cislunar operations as a development priority, and in April established the 19th Space Defense Squadron to oversee cislunar space. In November, thefor interagency research on"responsible, peaceful, and sustainable exploration and utilization of cislunar space."
Holzinger said these agreements are “easy” when there aren’t tangible economic and geopolitical interests at stake. Situational awareness in cislunar space, or the ability to know where objects are at all times, is tricky because of how expansive it is compared to the volume of space around Earth, including low-Earth orbit and geostationary orbit, said Patrick Binning, who oversees programs on space solutions to national security challenges at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
This is because objects in cislunar orbit are influenced by three different gravitational forces: the Earth, the moon and the sun, Johnson said.
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