China’s ‘Planetary Defense Force’ seen justifying space militarization
Geostrategy-Direct, February 18, 2025 By Richard Fisher A December 2024 discovery of a new large asteroid heading our way — even though it has a 99 percent chance of (more…)
Putin reformulates Russia’s Mars ambitions
Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 By Richard Fisher President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 oath to “…plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars” has not gone unnoticed in Russia (more…)
Moon, Mars programs are both critical for U.S. national security
Geostrategy-Direct, February 4, 2025 By Richard Fisher Securing and defending American access to both the Moon and Mars are crucial to the future security of the United States and (more…)
Trump’s order ends 40-year debate over missile defense, space weapons
Geostrategy-Direct, January 28, 2025 By Richard Fisher On the way toward fulfilling a campaign promise and beginning a shift of the global strategic balance of power back toward the (more…)
Trump, Mars, and the fate of humanity
Geostrategy-Direct, January 21, 2025 By Richard Fisher On Jan. 20, 2024 a reelected President Donald J. Trump began his peaceful “revolution of common sense,” inaugural address featuring national optimism (more…)
China’s state media touts targeting of U.S. mega-constellations
Geostrategy-Direct, January 14, 2025 By Richard Fisher A deadly space competition between China and the United States was demonstrated by Jan.12 article in the unofficial Chinese state media South (more…)
China launches combat-ready SJ-25 interceptor-refueling satellite
Geostrategy-Direct, January 8, 2025 By Richard Fisher For its first satellite launch for 2025, China decided to demonstrate the dual-use nature of its space program, by launching its Shi (more…)
‘Near Space’ edge: China on track to dominate military conflicts on earth
Geostrategy-Direct, January 1, 2025 By Richard Fisher In Dec. 2024 China has revealed that it is making advances that could enable its domination of “Near Space,” which could go (more…)
Trump picks space entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Geostrategy-Direct, December 17, 2024 By Richard Fisher Though not a Cabinet position, the leader of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a political prominence greater than (more…)