Description:
As space develops as the fifth warfighting domain, so does the need to have ethical scrutiny. This book's relevancy will not be lost on students at service academies and staff colleges in preparing them for the task of emphasizing the moral and ethical responsibility in space to those whom they will lead in the future.
Brief description: Nikki Coleman is a military ethicist who specialises in space ethics, obedience in the military, military bioethics, military ethics education, moral injury and PTSD. Dr Coleman has consulted with NASA, the ESA, JAXA, the UN, US Space Command and a multitude of commercial space companies on space ethics over the past decade. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Case Western Reserve University Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, leads the Space Ethics Research Group at UNSW Canberra Space and is the Senior Ethicist for the Royal Australian Air Force. In her spare time Nikki is a hot air balloon pilot.
Review Quotes:
Military Space Ethics is a crucial and timely addition to the field of professional military ethics. It is incumbent on military professionals to 'think forward' concerning the ethical application of emerging technology, as well as the ethical use of force in this new domain. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, Military Space Ethics will serve as a useful resource for military leaders, policy makers, and anyone interested in what the future of warfare may bring.
Dr Rebecca Johnson, Marine Corps University, Quantico