The fastidiously edited Woomera Manual establishes itself as one of the most magisterial and complete texts in the dissection of outer space governance in the twenty-first century. The objective of this massive endeavour, with well-known international space law experts contributing in unison, is to delineate the legal frameworks that can govern military activities in outer space by state and non-state actors alike while being presciently relevant and offering a doctrinal, juridical exegesis. The Manual attempts to answer fundamental jurisdictional quandaries related to military operations in outer space by building on the solid foundational discussions in the introduction then considering the delimitation of the related outer space, airspace and international law regimes. Part I, Section I, covers the general peacetime governance of outer space, including freedom of use, jurisdiction, and registration of space objects. The deliberation on jurisdiction in outer space (p. 85), which is touted as Rule 7 of the Manual, also supports the existence of state jurisdiction to a certain extent and almost follows Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) with some added clarification. A dominant leitmotif of the Manual is the recalibration and contemporizing of existing legal doctrines, which is prominent throughout the first part. Part I, Section 2 reviews the responsibility and liability of states (p. 105) under the international space law regime, almost verbatim, with Article VI of the OST. This section analyzes the standing of non-government activities in outer space and the degree of responsibility for the state in such matters. Intriguingly enough, in the case of the term “military space activities” and the broad connotation it brings, the practical stance of providing governance has been taken (p. 111). Part II scrutinizes military operations under tension and crisis, while Part III dives into military operations during armed conflicts. Part III of the book is the most interesting, attempting to define various abstract ideas such as “Attack”, and “Military Objectives”, often with the help of existing legal instruments such as the Additional Protocol I. A neoteric foray into examining the proportionality of attacks in armed conflicts (p. 337) based on existing international law, while also differentiating from other established principles in the context of outer space, is a challenging and successful task. Further, the Manual explores the legitimacy of various means of warfare under Rule 42, having an ideology of future-proofing the relevance of the text (p. 365). The Manual’s otherwise impeccable analytical posture is sometimes slightly burdened by doctrinal positivism and ensconced analysis of treaty law, which is justified by the text’s positioning as a manual. One could wonder if a more encompassing commentary outside of the rule-based structure of the book would benefit novice researchers with the incorporation of even more novel analytical deliberations, which are already present in abundance, especially throughout Part II and III. Overall, the Manual stands as an intellectually formidable contribution, remaining the same in the wake of the militarization of outer space, with an opportunity to become a foundational text in space militarization jurisprudence.