Geostrategy-Direct, July 21, 2026 By Richard Fisher For both the United States and China, satellite megaconstellation companies require space launch vehicles (SLVs), or rockets, while SLV makers require customers (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher The video showed the big rocket’s first stage in recovery, then a huge crowd of people erupt in cheers — it was (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 7, 2026 By Richard Fisher The latest United States goal is to put Astronauts back on the Moon by 2028, potentially in two Moon landings that year. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, June 30, 2026 By Richard Fisher While China has been considering the problems of asteroid defense since at least about 2020, there may now be real plans for (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, June 23, 2026 By Richard Fisher The demand for commercial manned space activity in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has been demonstrated recently by the success of Long Beach, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, June 16, 2026 By Richard Fisher The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) revealed in August 2023 that it was working to compile a 100-year plan to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, June 9, 2026 By Richard Fisher The 54-year record of NASA- European Space Agency (ESA) cooperation is impressive, covering Skylab, the Hubble Space Telescope and its successor the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, June 2, 2026 By Richard Fisher While it appeared to be a significant setback, the May 28 spectacular explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn reusable space launch vehicle (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, May 26, 2026 By Richard Fisher While President Donald Trump wants to have Americans return to the Moon by 2028, there is a great deal of preparation necessary (more…)
