Pacific Space Age: Implications for the United States
Competing powers China and Japan are vying for prominence in the Asia–Pacific region as each country pursues development of its space program. At a recent… Read More
Space Forum Holds Promise for More Engaged Public Diplomacy
This week, the United States is hosting the first International Space Exploration Forum, a ministerial-level meeting of space agency directors from various space-faring nations. Hopefully,… Read More
China Goes to the Moon with Chang’e-3 Mission
China launched its first lunar lander today. The Chang’e-3 spacecraft will carry a lunar rover to the moon, marking the first time a Chinese spacecraft… Read More
The Future of Warfare Requires Space Capabilities
There is strategic value in using space systems for military operations, which have changed the American way of warfare. Because of their immense value to… Read More
Chuck Hagel Must Answer Chinese Challenge to U.S. Space Dominance
When Congress holds hearings on Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense, they should pay close attention to his position on U.S. space capabilities. As… Read More
Missile Defense: “Hit-to-Kill” System Is Worth Touting
A July 24 article in the online Mobile Magazine describes the advanced technology of Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) for destroying missile warheads in space…. Read More
America’s Response to China’s Challenge in Space
Sometime in the next week, most likely this weekend, China will launch Shenzhou-IX, its fourth crewed mission into space. If all proceeds according to plan,… Read More
The Private-Sector Space Challenge to China
The SpaceX Dragon capsule has returned to Earth after delivering nearly a half-ton of supplies in the first purely commercial replenishment mission to the International… Read More
Guest Blog: China’s Space Program Threatens U.S. National Security
On November 2nd, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) completed a critical milestone in its young, yet ambitious, space program. China’s unmanned Shenzhou 8, which… Read More
Senate Committee to BBG: Hands off China Broadcasting
Of the countries that present the greatest foreign policy challenges to the U.S. and will do so in the decades to come, China has to… Read More
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