Protest 'Maine Space Conference' @ Portland Oct 24

 

 

Join us to protest militarization of space
Thursday, Oct 24
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Holiday Inn By the Bay
88 Spring St Portland, Maine

 

Thursday, October 24 will mark the second year we've protested outside of the 'Maine Space Industry Conference' where they are pushing to turn our state into a space weapons production and launch site.

 

Current projects in Maine by the aerospace industry include testing hypersonic missiles at the former Loring AFB near Limestone and Caribou.

 

In addition bluShift Aerospace (based in Brunswick at the former naval air station) is being funded by NASA and the US Space Force to build mini-satellites and launch them near Acadia National Park. The plan is to fill up Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) with as many US-NATO satellites ASAP that would be used for military purposes (dual use). 

 

The Space Force is supporting many launch companies around the globe to fill LEO up before China and Russia can put more satellites into space. 

 

Since all warfare on Earth is now coordinated by space tech there is military advantage to take control of LEO and deny its use to others.

 

Most Mainers know little about our state's growing role to turn space into the next war zone. Big $$$$ is being dangled before the eyes of Maine political leaders. 

 

We've heard it all before. Lots of jobs, no enviro impacts, and the adventure of exploring space.

 

Help us tell the aerospace industry they are not wanted in Maine.

'This panel below will explore the evolving landscape of space security, focusing on defining acts of aggression and violations of international law in outer space. Discussions will cover national defense policies, including the role of cyberspace, and address contested strategies in space and the Arctic'.

~ Photos are from last year's protest at the Maine Space Conference