ESA, China Discuss Shenzhou Docking At ISS, Aviation Week “European Space Agency Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain met with his Chinese counterpart March 22-23 to discuss future cooperation in manned spaceflight, […]
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China as a New ISS Partner? (Update)
Some space station partners appear ready to welcome China into the group, CP “Jean-Jacques Dordain, head of the European body, said he hopes the International Space Station partnership would be […]
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DIA Chief Warning About Space Technology in China
DIA DIrector: China Preparing for Space Warefare, Washington Free Beacon “Army Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, disclosed new details of China’s space weapons programs […]
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Neil Tyson Has Lost Faith in American Human Space Exploration
Keith’s note: Gee, I sure hope Tyson doesn’t say things like this to the young people who visit the Rose Center to learn about the wonders of space. Talk about […]
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X-37B, Tiangong-1, and Bad Orbital Math
Bloopers in Space, Jim Oberg, IEEE Spectrum “A horrendous error appears to have been made by a well-respected British spaceflight society, which reportedly is about to publish an article claiming […]
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Reaction to China's Space White Paper
Will China shame the US back to strong space program?, editorial, Youngstown Vindicator “Indeed China cites the effect on national pride as well worth the cost of its massive investment. […]
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Report on U.S. – China Security Issues Published
2011 Report to Congress of the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission “… authoritative Chinese military writings advocate attacks on space-toground communications links and ground-based satellite control facilities […]
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Canada Is Pursuing Space Cooperation Treaties with Russia and China
Opportunity and Risk Ahead for Canada’s Space Industry, SpaceRef Canada “Maclean noted that Canada had signed two major treaties recently. The first in 2009 with United States and most recently […]
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Hearing on China, OSTP & NASA (Political Theater Synopsis)
Keith’s note: As you can see from this screen shot from the hearing’s webcast (shown only on NASA TV) as John Holdren and Charlie Bolden were testifying, that virtually no […]
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Did China Hack U.S. Satellites? (NASA Update)
NASA Statement on Suspicious Terra Spacecraft Events According to NASA PAO: “NASA experienced two suspicious events with the Terra spacecraft in the summer and fall of 2008. There was no […]