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Advance Research in Sciences
[ ISSN : 2837-5777 ]


Multifactorial Considerations for the Neurocognitive Aspects of Military Operations in Space

Research Article
Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Article DOI : 10.54026/ARS/1037


James Giordano1,3* John R. Shook1,2, Diane DiEuliis3, Olivia Battle4, Swapnika Boyapati4, Joshua Brodman4, Audrey Geht4, Ethan Lee4, Jake Moss4, Chelsea Patynowski4, Marco Rozzo4

1Program in Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare, National Defense University, USA
2Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program, Bowie State University, Bowie, USA
3Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, USA
4Leadership Initiatives’ Program in Neurosciences, Georgetown University Medical Center, Wahington, USA

Corresponding Authors

James Giordano, Program in Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare, National Defense University and Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, USA

Keywords

Space force; Space; Warfare; Aerospace medicine; Aerospace psychology; Ethics

Received : April 08, 2026
Published : April 27, 2026

Abstract

Addressing the physical and psychological realities of the operational theatre and arming those serving in mission command and control roles with sound tenets of national and international security, have always been essential to military professionalism. As humanity ventures further into space for productive endeavors, the ethical considerations surrounding military space operations will become increasingly complex, and ever more necessary. We propose and argue that military space ethics would commendably pursue ambitious programs that jointly target global security, international stability, and space habitability. The unique environment of space demands a cogent and prudent ethical framework prepared for the expeditionary nature of all missions, civilian and military, aiming at cultivating the vast rewards of space investment. Integrating principles of military ethics and cosmopolitan ethics within a structural-functional framework would permit responsible strategies that safeguard national security together with global well-being.