Space station moves to avoid debris, UPI“U.S. and Russian officials changed the International Space Station’s orbit to keep it clear of debris from a satellite destroyed by China, a report […]
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China ASAT Story Gets Stranger Every Day
U.S. Tries to Interpret Chinas Silence Over Test, NY Times“Bush administration officials said that they had been unable to get even the most basic diplomatic response from China after their […]
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Congressional Reaction to Chinese ASAT Test
House Science and Technology Chair Gordon Comments on Reported Chinese ASAT Test“I am deeply concerned about the reported Chinese anti-satellite test. I believe that it is ill-advised for a number […]
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China Has ASAT Weapons
Chinese Test Anti-Satellite Weapon, Aviation Week & Space Technology“U. S. intelligence agencies believe China performed a successful anti-satellite (asat) weapons test at more than 500 mi. altitude Jan. 11 destroying […]
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Russia Shuts Off China's Access to Space Tech
Russia Won’t Transfer Space Technology, AP“Anatoly Perminov, chief of Russia’s Federal Space Agency, said Moscow and Beijing would cooperate in robotic missions to the moon. He added, however, that Russia […]
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The Catastrophic Breakdown of Sinosat 2
Sino Setback – Advanced Chinese Space Technology Initiative Is Off To A Disastrous Start, Aviation Week and Space Technology“The catastrophic breakdown of China’s new Sinosat 2 direct broadcast satellite is […]
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A Brilliant Space Design Observation
Court extends detention of Russian space firm chief, RIA Novosti“Analysts say Russian technology may have formed the basis of China’s manned space program, with two successful orbital missions carried out […]
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New Space Partnership Forming?
Russia, China Plan Joint Space Projects, AP“We have switched from cooperating on technological elements and devices to developing big scientific projects in space research,” Yuri Nosenko, a deputy head of […]
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China Space Update
China’s Space Activities in 2006“It has been 50 splendid years since China embarked on the road to develop its space industry, starting in 1956. For half a century, China has […]
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Not The Best Way To Make Friends With the U.S.
Beijing secretly fires lasers to disable US satellites, The Telegraph“China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites by “blinding” their sensitive surveillance devices, it was […]