By Tanmay Kadam, Published by The Eurasian Times, 10 July 2022 Chinese space scientists used an enormous space sail to deorbit a recently launched Long March 2 rocket, China’s state-owned Global Times reported on July 6. This was the first such experiment ever performed on a rocket. This deorbiting sail
By Matthew Humphries, Published by PC Magazine, 4 July 2022 NASA administrator Bill Nelson believes China is undertaking a military space program in a bid to gain total control of the moon, not allowing anyone else access to it. As Reuters reports, the comments were made by Nelson during an
By Fan Anqi and Zhang Changyue, Published by Global Times, 3 July 2022 NASA chief Bill Nelson has freshly warned of a new "space race" with China, claiming that China wants to "occupy the moon" citing the lunar research base that China and Russia are co-building, which he is "very
By Koohan Paik-Mander, Published by Foreign Policy in Focus, 25 June 2022 The Pentagon is upgrading its full-spectrum dominance, with China as the primary target. In early June 2021, in a classified directive to Pentagon officials, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin slammed the former Trump administration for talking big but never
By Stephen Chen Published by South China Morning Post, 13 June 2022 The team ran thousands of simulated space battles in which the hunters developed the ability to ‘trick’ their target Researchers believe there will be no role for humans in this type of conflict, with AI being used to
By Thomas Claburn, Published by The Register, 2 June 2022 US think tank sees growing interest in counterspace capabilities In a report published earlier this week, the Secure World Foundation, a space-oriented NGO, warned that in the past few years there's been a surge of interest in offensive counterspace weapons
By Matthew Loh, Published by Business Insider, 31 May 2022 China's main satellite launch center found a jammer near its base just before a launch, per local media.The device, which has a maximum range of about 32 feet and can be bought online, was found in a car. Researchers from
By Ashish Dangwal, Published by The EurAsian Times, 25 May 2022 Chinese military researchers are reportedly working on methods to disrupt or eliminate SpaceX’s Starlink satellites if they threaten national security. China must acquire the capability to track, monitor, and, if required, kill all Starlink satellites in orbit around the
