Jupiter and its moons lure space powers
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Becoming a leading space power requires three ambitions. First you must secure your access to the Earth-Moon System by not letting China take it away. (more…)
Did the U.S. just check out China’s GEO ELINT and laser comsats?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Terrestrial military confrontations between China and the United States, such as on the Taiwan Strait or in the South China Sea, also now extend into (more…)
SpaceX coup with Argentina’s Satellogic could spur Chinese investment in VTVL
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 19, American leading vertical-launch-vertical-landing (VTVL) space launch vehicle (SLV) innovator SpaceX scored a coup against China. In doing so, however, it will likely (more…)
Get ready for China’s space station ‘Hegemony’ with aims for Earth conquest
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher By the middle of this year China is expected to have begun construction of its first large space station. Given its importance to China’s larger (more…)
2021: State of the warring Moon coalitions
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A deepening Cold War on Earth between China, its supporters and the West, could be mirrored by a similar standoff on the Moon. While the (more…)
Why 60 Long March-9 SLVs? China plan seen signaling Moon occupation force
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A Chinese press report indicates that China may be planning to build 60 of its Long March-9 super heavy space launch vehicles (SLVs) over a (more…)
China aims for Moon with CASC’s new 3.2-meter solid rocket booster
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Editors’ Note: With this edition, Geostrategy-Direct introduces a new weekly feature: ‘Space’ In its aerospace sector the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership values redundancy, which (more…)