{"id":194474,"date":"2021-09-13T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=194474"},"modified":"2021-09-09T04:25:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T03:25:19","slug":"keep-space-for-peace-week-2-9-oct-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2021\/09\/keep-space-for-peace-week-2-9-oct-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Space for Peace Week: 2-9 Oct 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every October the Global Network calls for global actions to support \u201cKeep Space for Peace Week.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In 1999 the United Nations General Assembly declared that October 4-10 every year would be designated as \u2018World Space Week\u2019 to \u201ccelebrate the contributions of space science and tchnology to the betterment of the human condition\u201d \u2013 we ask people to recognise this as a time to Keep Space for Peace.<\/p>\n

Each year the GN provides a poster for use to highlight the Week of Actions and posts a list of the actions organised by our members.<\/p>\n

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Art design by Brandon Marx & Nancy Randolph<\/p><\/div>\n

A Gold Rush into Space Is Now Underway<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are tens of thousands of mini-satellites expected to be launched in coming years, mostly for 5G which will have military application for greater surveillance and targeting.<\/p>\n

We can expect growing deterioration of the Earth\u2019s ozone layer due to toxic rocket exhaust. More spaceports (often in environmentally sensitive areas) are being constructed to handle the glut in launches. Astronomers are angry as they witness the dark night sky covered in satellite trails.<\/p>\n

The privatization of space for profit puts the United Nations\u2019 Moon and Outer Space Treaties in jeopardy. The Pentagon\u2019s \u2018Space Force\u2019 is issuing statements about the U.S. determination to control the pathway \u2018on and off\u2019 the planet.<\/p>\n

Now is the time for us to gather internationally and call for protection of the space environment from greed, pollution and war. Join us by organizing a local public event in your community during Keep Space for Peace Week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This Is What Space Force Is Doing<\/h3>\n

The newly minted US Space Force is building toward domination in space and the Earth below on behalf of corporate interests. The amount of money being spent to ensure Pentagon first-strike capability is staggering.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The numbers of satellites now crowding orbits around the Earth are becoming a danger in space and to us on the planet as well. One major satellite crash, and resulting cascading smashes of other satellites, will create a vast debris field orbiting our planet. Getting a rocket off the Earth, thru the mine field of space junk, very well could become impossible.<\/p>\n

As the cascading crashes multiply, satellites that run much of what we do on Earth could go dark. That means cell phones, GPS, Internet banking, ATM machines, airline navigation, traffic signals on the ground, cable TV, weather prediction, and much more would all shut down. Then what?<\/p>\n

Even without combat operations in space these dangers are real. Add actual warfare in space and we would surely face the dark future that some scientists, astronauts and honest military personnel have long been warning us about.<\/p>\n

Thus Keep Space for Peace Week this year is more important than ever.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Enter Your Event Details HERE<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

See the List of Events Entered So Far HERE<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0What you can do?<\/strong><\/p>\n