Andrzej Olchawa is an offensive security researcher with 15+ years of experience in the space industry. He specializes in vulnerability research and exploit development for spacecraft and has presented at DEF CON, Black Hat, and multiple BSides events.

Milenko Starcik is Head of Cybersecurity at VisionSpace Technologies, leading initiatives to secure critical space infrastructure. With a Master’s in Electrical Engineering and deep expertise in telecommunications and cyber defense, he’s a frequent speaker at global space security conferences.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF SPACE SECURITY
Chapter 1: A Space Security Primer
Chapter 2: The Threat Landscape
Chapter 3: Security Testing

PART II: THE GROUND SEGMENT
Chapter 4: Ground-Space Communications
Chapter 5: Mission Control Systems
Chapter 6: Exploiting Ground Segment Protocols
Chapter 7: Hacking Ground Systems

PART III: THE SPACE SEGMENT
Chapter 8: Onboard Software
Chapter 9: Spacecraft Hacking

PART IV: THE USER SEGMENT
Chapter 10: Attacking SATCOM Terminals
Chapter 11: Exploiting Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Appendix A: The Space Sector
Appendix B: Space Systems

Index

The chapters in red are included in this Early Access PDF.