Mars can wait: Elon Musk pivots to the Moon
Geostrategy-Direct, February 10, 2026 By Richard Fisher For over a decade SpaceX founder and leader Elon Musk has placed an emphatic corporate priority on developing the means — spaceships (more…)
Battle for the heavens: Trump-Musk in lead, but China’s vision is long-term
Geostrategy-Direct, February 3, 2026 By Richard Fisher As the Trump Administration maneuvers to block the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) quest for hegemony on Earth — attacking its proxies Iran (more…)
Growing Rocket Lab rolls out economical, innovative Neutron SLV
Geostrategy-Direct, January 27, 2026 By Richard Fisher In the twenty years since its founding in June 2006, New Zealand-born space engineer and entrepreneur Sir Peter Beck has turned his (more…)
China claims discovery of carbon nanotubes on the Moon
Geostrategy-Direct, January 20, 2026 By Richard Fisher With the potential to greatly increase the utility and value of building a permanent presence on the Moon, on Jan. 20, 2026 (more…)
China astronauts train to advance underground Moon base ambitions
Geostrategy-Direct, January 13, 2026 By Richard Fisher On Jan. 4, 2026, Chinese state media reported that a group of 28 Chinese astronauts had conducted a training program in which (more…)
Trump orders ‘American space superiority’
Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 By Richard Fisher In August 2023 China’s major state-owned space corporation that reliably reflects the vision of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the China Aerospace (more…)
In its 2025 China military report, Department of War highlights space advances
Geostrategy-Direct, December 30, 2025 By Richard Fisher On Dec. 24, 2025, the United States Department of War issued its annual report to Congress on “China Military Power Report” (CMPR), (more…)
China’s December launch signals possible replication of America’s ‘Golden Dome’
Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 By Richard Fisher China’s Dec. 9 launch of its TJS-22, or Tongshin Jishu Shiyan, a designator for a series of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) missile (more…)
China subsidizes startup of its reusable space launch vehicle era
Geostrategy-Direct, December 9, 2025 By Richard Fisher On Dec. 3, 2025, the first of at least 15 Chinese companies developing reusable space launch vehicles (RSLVs) conducted its first RSLV (more…)