Strategic implications of reusable Starship revealed
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 6, SpaceX Corporation founder and leader Elon Musk posted images for the first time of the fully assembled Starship reusable spaceship, a key (more…)
China reports progress on Long March-9 super heavy space launcher
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China is developing two types of heavy space launch vehicles (SLVs) to support early manned Moon missions, sustain its buildup on the Moon and then (more…)
China’s satellite factories signal plans to dominate space
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China is now building for nuclear superiority on Earth but also for satellite superiority in space. A recent report details how China is now building (more…)
Two firms test reusable space launch vehicles for China’s PLA
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Demonstrating China’s commitment to developing reusable space launch vehicles (SLVs), two Chinese companies have recently completed tests that advance their development of reusable SLVs. The (more…)
Like Sir Richard Branson, China has space tourism ambitions
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 11 from his Spaceport America in New Mexico, Virgin Atlantic airline and Virgin Galactic spaceflight companies founder Sir Richard Branson joined three other (more…)
China floats plan: Manned mission to Mars by 2030s
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As early as December 2006 an article in China’s People’s Liberation Army Daily suggested that China may attempt a manned mission to Mars in “2040 (more…)
Space power holds a special place in CCP’s cult of power on its 100th birthday
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher For the Chinese Communist Party, the July 1, 2021 100th anniversary of its founding has been an opportunity to wallow in its favorite cult: the (more…)
Shenzhou-12 mission highlights military character of China’s space station
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher By successfully taking the first three Chinese astronauts to the China Space Station (CSS), the June 16 Shenzhou-12 spaceship mission, “was like a spear that (more…)
NATO acknowledges China ‘challenges’ on Earth; What about space?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Turning a new corner, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) now recognizes China poses a major “challenge” on Earth, but not yet a “threat.” How, (more…)