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TL;DR

A witty overview of escalating space-edge tactics in 2025 highlights China’s Shijian-25 refueling its partner satellite Shijian-21 in geostationary orbit;

widespread GPS jamming and spoofing around the Baltic, Black Sea, Gulf and conflict zones;

Beijing’s development of high-power microwave and dazzling laser systems;

France’s Toutatis and Germany’s DEOS concepts fielding robotic arms to inspect and reposition satellites;

Chinese war-game simulations targeting Starlink swarms;

Orbiting the Absurd: A Space Odyssey of Peaceful Destruction

Once upon a time, say, around 2022, space was this clean, noble void filled with stars, wonder, and the occasional ISS selfie. But by 2025, it’s become less StarTrek and more Game Of Thrones, except everyone’s armed with robotic arms and microwave guns.

China, always eager to show off its “space servicing”…

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