ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the essential quality of classical geopolitics and extends its reach to the realm of outer space, a transition author call 'astropolitics'. It focuses on the variant of geopolitics called geostrategy, or the strategic application of new and emerging technologies within a framework of geographic, topographic, and positional knowledge. The geo/astropolitical mandates of space operations are now discussed in greater detail, beginning with Earth and Lunar Space associations and ending with terrestrial basing requirements. The chapter discusses satellite fields of view completes the terrestrial survey but does not exhaust the astropolitical ramifications of Earth-centered placement. This brief descriptive has outlined a few of the more salient astropolitical concepts. It is not an exhaustive list. The author purpose is to combine sophisticated astronomical concepts with political theory in a manner that is heuristic. As space technology progresses, many of the above assertions will become dubious or even moot.
