April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... is now a distant third at 17 attempts. Long March 3B launches China’s Chang’e 4 lander/rover mission to the far side of the Moon....due to satellite technology transfer restrictions. Nevertheless, China cleverly sidesteps this ban in some instances via...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
...systems, according to a new report released this summer by Chatham House’s International Security Department in London. Countries such as China, Russia and North Korea are increasing their focus on both electronic warfare and cyberattacks to critical...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
...and has recently launched the Tianhe core module of the China Space Station (CSS). Driven by these ambitious goals, ... a current emphasis on the Artemis programme. Meanwhile, China and Russia have partnered for their International Lunar Research ...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
.... At the same time, the renewal of great-power competition has expanded military competition within space, as US competitors China and Russia develop sophisticated anti-satellite weapons while cyber and electronic counterspace tools become accessible...
22 January 2018
Quantum-enabled satellite passes key tests
... at an altitude of ~500 km, Micius has recently been used as a trusted relay point to transmit a secret key created between China and Europe at locations separated up to 7600 km on Earth. These keys are then used for intercontinental quantum-secured...
10 December 2018
First far side of the Moon mission underway
... weeks time. This first-ever surface mission to this unexplored region lifted off on 8 December at 18:23 GMT/2:23 a.m. local China time. Chang’e 4 is comprised of a static lander and a 140 kilogram, six-wheeled rover with a lifespan of three months...
