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Pentagon report highlights China’s space advancements and AI-driven ‘precision warfare’

by Sandra Erwin December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

‘The PRC emphasizes the importance of space-based surveillance capabilities in supporting precision strikes’

Two Chinese astronauts conduct extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the Tiangong space station, wearing Feitian spacesuits. One astronaut is attached to the station's robotic arm, working on external equipment, while the second astronaut is positioned near handrails with Earth’s curvature visible in the background. The image is captured by a panoramic camera on the Wentian module.

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Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk

by Andrew Jones December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

A Long March 2D rocket lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center under clear blue skies, showcasing bright exhaust flames and smoke as it carries the Yuanzheng-3 upper stage and five high-speed laser communication test satellites into orbit.

China launches “laser diamond constellation test” satellites

by Andrew Jones December 13, 2024December 13, 2024

Shijian-21 lifting off atop a Long March 3B on Oct. 24, 2021. The Shijian-21 spacecraft later successfully docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to alter its orbit.

Trump’s second term can achieve the bipartisan goal of resilient satellites

by Brian G. Chow December 13, 2024December 17, 2024

Policy & Politics

Omani space company signs up to China’s ILRS moon base project

by Andrew Jones December 11, 2024December 11, 2024

Orange exhaust pushes a large Long March rocket from the pad at the coastal Wenchang spaceport, with white smoke billowing around lightning towers near the launch tower.

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China set to launch first Guowang megaconstellation satellites on Long March 5B

by Andrew Jones December 11, 2024December 11, 2024

U.S. and Japan forge stronger space alliance to counter China

by Sandra Erwin December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

Civil

China is building on-orbit space situational awareness capabilities to navigate crowded orbits

by Andrew Jones December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China, surrounded by four towering lightning rods, leaving a plume of dense white exhaust against a backdrop of a partly cloudy blue sky. The launch marks the deployment of the third batch of 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) satellites, a key step in China's ambitious low Earth orbit megaconstellation project, December 5, 2024.

Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites

by Andrew Jones December 5, 2024December 5, 2024

The second batch of Qianfan/Thousand Sails satellites launches on a Long March 6A rocket from Taiyuan, Oct. 15, 2024.

How American entrepreneurs can help win the space race against China

by Steve Kwast December 4, 2024December 3, 2024

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