Elon Musk in demand by both U.S. and China space forces
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Billionaire technology phenom Elon Musk is a hero, no, is an essential force in both Beijing and Washington. Despite the growing trade war under the (more…)
Russia-China deal on Lunar Research Station reveals changed strategic balance
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In some state of negotiations since 2015, nearly six years later on March 9, 2021 Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) director Dmity Rogozin and China National (more…)
Japan’s JAXA tracks U.S. private sector’s reusable space launch advances
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On March 3, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the main Japanese government space organization, outlined its plans to begin testing vertical take-off vertical landing (more…)
Add Taiwan to list of players in emerging ‘Space Economy’
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher There are many countries that have small space programs but with larger dreams of participating in the emerging “Space Economy” that for future generations could (more…)
Major powers synch up asteroid defense plans for global good; Or not
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The challenge of defending the Earth from Asteroids, once a stock headline for tabloids, is now emerging as a preoccupation of the United States, China (more…)
Jupiter and its moons lure space powers
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Becoming a leading space power requires three ambitions. First you must secure your access to the Earth-Moon System by not letting China take it away. (more…)
Did the U.S. just check out China’s GEO ELINT and laser comsats?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Terrestrial military confrontations between China and the United States, such as on the Taiwan Strait or in the South China Sea, also now extend into (more…)
SpaceX coup with Argentina’s Satellogic could spur Chinese investment in VTVL
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 19, American leading vertical-launch-vertical-landing (VTVL) space launch vehicle (SLV) innovator SpaceX scored a coup against China. In doing so, however, it will likely (more…)
Get ready for China’s space station ‘Hegemony’ with aims for Earth conquest
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher By the middle of this year China is expected to have begun construction of its first large space station. Given its importance to China’s larger (more…)