Spaceplanes bristling with weaponry, satellites that capture “space architecture,” directed-energy lasers and electromagnetic shockwaves designed to instantly blind global communications, and missile-test debris fields menacing the congested and contested orbital paths that strap the planet. These are not highlights from an upcoming Sci-Fi Channel TV series but could be part of a History Channel documentary…

Spaceplanes bristling with weaponry, satellites that capture “space architecture,” directed-energy lasers and electromagnetic shockwaves designed to instantly blind global communications, and missile-test debris fields menacing the congested and contested orbital paths that strap the planet. These are not highlights from an upcoming Sci-Fi Channel TV series but could be part of a History Channel documentary…