Head of the German Space Command Believes in Aliens but Considers Russia a More Realistic Threat

Mikael Traut does not believe Germany needs to prepare for a possible threat from aliens.

The German Space Command commander, Major General Michael Traut, is convinced of the existence of extraterrestrial life. In particular, he stressed that he is absolutely convinced that there are other forms of life in space, according to Welt.

It is noted that the German armed forces are responsible for defending the country, so a special command unit also monitors potential threats from space. At the same time, no contact with other life forms has been recorded.

However, Traut does not consider that Germany needs to prepare for a possible threat from aliens. According to him, first and foremost the country should focus on dangers created by humans, as there are already plenty of those.

Instead, Traut pointed to Russia as a real threat, noting that it could theoretically destroy other countries’ satellites in space.

Traut heads a headquarters located in the town of Uedem in North Rhine-Westphalia and has been working there since 2021 year. His unit monitors the space situation and assesses whether certain events may threaten Germany’s security. The publication notes that among the main tasks of the headquarters are monitoring the space environment and protecting German satellites.

Earlier, Traut stated that Russian military satellites were monitoring a Western asset that helps Ukraine. In his words, this case showed that Russia has capabilities that could threaten commercial satellite networks, including Elon Musk’s Starlink.

According to the United States Space Command, in May Russia maneuvered four military satellites of Kosmos with numbers from 2610 to 2613 near a commercial satellite intended for radar imaging. Finnish company ICEYE, which provides satellite data to the United States and its allies, confirmed that this device belongs to it.

In the same breath Traut called the actions of the Russian satellite near the ICEYE apparatus stalking. He warned that this could shorten the lifespan of Starlink satellites and worsen the connectivity for all network users. Also, according to the commander, Russia may disrupt the operation of satellites without direct attacks, which arouses his serious concern.