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• The defensive aspect of space control operations which includes all active or passive measures planned or taken to defeat attacks against friendly space systems or enemy attacks from space.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Space Defense. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/space-defense.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Space Defense. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/space-defense (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Space Defense." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/space-defense.

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