
Satellite Empire investigates the geopolitics of satellite infrastructure. Hypothesizing that satellite vision brings about new forms of power, this project empirically examines how scientists, companies, and governments assert control over environments important for satellite infrastructure. Through a multi-sited ethnography of planned rocket launch sites at the Atlantic Edge, i.e. remote locations in Scotland (Shetland, Sutherland) and Canada (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland), it traces the connections between developments in space and more-than-human politics on Earth.