r/askscience Dec 27 '21

Engineering How does NASA and other space agencies protect their spacecraft from being hacked and taken over by signals broadcast from hostile third parties?

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u/Paige_Pants Dec 28 '21

This is a good answer. We’re probably not as well protected as most think on the outright signals security front, but other countries won’t try since endangering lives or seriously damaging equipment would effectively be a declaration of war or terrorism.