By 2035 China plans its own ‘Starship’ to compete with SpaceX
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 12 a series of slides appeared on Chinese web page from a briefing by Long Lehao, former Deputy Chief Designer for the Chinese (more…)
China’s ‘military space program’: Why did NASA chief sound alarm from Germany?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) director Bill Nelson has warned of China’s aggressive intent in space and on the Moon. But is (more…)
China’s seen covertly boosting Iran’s manned space plans, ICBM development
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Iran’s revelation on June 26 of the second launch of its Zuljanah space launch vehicle (SLV) demonstrates its continued ambitions to build greater unmanned and (more…)
With mid-course anti-missile intercept test, China shows it can target satellites
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In conducting its 6th anti-missile intercept test on June 19, China also demonstrated that it could intercept satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This result (more…)
France spurs Europe’s independent manned space ambitions
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Europe displayed both the reality and ambition to build toward independent manned space travel on June 7, 2022. That day France became the 20th nation (more…)
Third crew launched to complete China’s space station
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On June 4, the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) controlled manned space program launched the Shenzhou-14 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The manned spacecraft ferried (more…)
Small United Arab Emirates, very big space ambitions
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Though the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) was only formed in 2014, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to become a leading space power (more…)
U.S. advances space cooperation with key Artemis partners South Korea and Japan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher During his first trip to Asia as President, Joe Biden advanced cooperation with two very important partners of the now 19-nation member Artemis moon exploration (more…)
2022 marked by key manned space events for both U.S., China
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher There will be a number of major manned space developments in 2022. NASA Director Affirms 2025 Moon Goal: On May 17 United States National Aeronautics (more…)