U.S.-China space competition

While China’s white paper on space is a good transparency move, the goals enshrined in the document may also make space more competitive.

Russia-U.S. cooperation in space shows that the China exclusion policy is motivated less by security risks than by a U.S. fear of losing its leadership position.

Insights from Victoria Samson.

Insights from Lincoln Hines.

Insights from Mark Hilborne.

Unlike the U.S. Space Force, China’s PLASSF is not an independent service.

With their agreement, the partners are signalling an alternative to a U.S.-led order in space.

China has long planned to set up a manned lunar research station. Now it has its first international partner.

China views the U.S. attempt to enshrine new principles for outer space with some skepticism.

Space competition is inevitable and offers huge gains to humanity.

Countries must act now to preserve freedom of choice in the cosmos.