China’s 60 orbital launches seen increasing with reusable launchers in 2025
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 By Richard Fisher On Dec. 3 China launched its 60th space mission for 2024; But with one month to go China may not reach its (more…)
NASA’s and China’s highly-strategic Moon race quickens
Geostrategy-Direct, November 26, 2024 By Richard Fisher Both the United States and China have issued recent markers demonstrating progress in their respective programs to put people on the Moon, (more…)
Zhuhai 2024: China’s X-band radar and its own ‘Iron Dome’ for missile, space defense
Geostrategy-Direct, November 19, 2024 By Richard Fisher Number 8 in “President Trump’s 20 Core Promises” states: “Prevent World War Three, restore peace in Europe and in the Middle East, (more…)
China shows off 2030 launch plans for reusable ‘Starship’ at Zhuhai Airshow
Geostrategy-Direct, November 12, 2024 By Richard Fisher Look out SpaceX, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China’s leading state-owned rocket and space company, plans to start testing (more…)
China’s Haolong space plane reveals its French heritage
Geostrategy-Direct, November 5, 2024 By Richard Fisher If they are still around, some aging engineers from France’s former Aerospatiale space company and the Dassault aircraft company should be proud: (more…)
ISS looms as first space crisis for next administration
Geostrategy-Direct, October 29, 2024 By Richard Fisher An increasing leak rate for atmosphere, precautions that keep the non-Russian astronauts in the American portion, and doubts about Russia’s ability or (more…)
Xi Jinping wants to conquer Mars according to speech world may never see
Geostrategy-Direct, October 22, 2024 By Richard Fisher Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictator Xi Jinping wants to conquer Mars, but his government apparently did not want his space engineers to (more…)
SpaceX achieves remarkable milestone, but many more must follow quickly
Geostrategy-Direct, October 15, 2024 By Richard Fisher In the early morning of Oct. 13, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Corporation achieved an amazing milestone in its quest to become the leading (more…)
Spain’s PLD Space: Following Elon Musk’s model in Europe
Geostrategy-Direct, October 8, 2024 By Richard Fisher Consider this proven formula for private sector business success in space: 1) Find a motivated, charismatic leader; 2) Develop a family of (more…)