Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?
By Margaret E. Kosal, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dayana Alagirova, Ph.D. Student in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Research Fellow for Future Issues and Technology, Nanyang Technological University
Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
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Tuesday, September 1st 2026