China ends year with release of new Moon lander hints
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As reported on the useful “China n’ Asia Space Flight” twitter page, on or about Dec. 20 Chinese state television revealed a new configuration for (more…)
U.S. and China jockey for Moon mission coalition partners
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the United States deservedly basks in the Dec. 11, 2020 successful landing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unmanned Orion crew capsule, (more…)
China pushes Moon program with manned launch, 6 astronauts in space station
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s manned Moon ambitions have been advanced recently by a routinization of Chinese Space Station missions and successful tests of new space launch vehicle (SLV) (more…)
South Korea aims for the Moon and Mars
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk-Yeol committed his country to a larger and more ambitious space program in a Nov. 28 speech at the 2022 (more…)
U.S. funds Human Landing System; China floats reusable horizontal lander concept
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher One day after its historic Nov. 14 launch of its Artemis-1 unmanned circumlunar test mission, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded $1.15 (more…)
China hails rapid 2-hour Tianzhou launch, space station’s ‘peaceful’ dual-use capacity
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Following a Nov. 12 launch from the new Wencheng Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island of a new Long March-7 space launch vehicle, the Tianzhou-5 (more…)
Zhuhai Show advances Moon schedule, highlights reusable space launch tech
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher At the Nov. 8 to 13 Zhuhai Airshow China showcased many advances in space technology, with a highlight on the number of companies pursuing reusable (more…)
Artemis Moon program on schedule barring major wars on Earth
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) officials provided an update on Artemis, the United States program to return to and stay on the Moon, at (more…)
Supping with the Devil in space: China and Dr. Tricia Larose
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Oct. 31 China is expected to launch the third major 20-ton Mengtian scientific research module of its Tiangong space station, completing its first stage (more…)