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Starlink, the satellite internet constellation owned by U.S. aerospace firm SpaceX, has proved a major focus for Beijing and the Chinese security community in recent years due to the technology’s use on the battlefield in Ukraine. In this symposium, key experts analyze insights Beijing is drawing regarding the technology’s broader economic, political, and security ramifications and the future of U.S.-China space competition.

Congratulations to ARIANESPACE for today's successful launch of Ariane 6🚀 👏 Stephanie Songer and I wrote a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) commentary on how the United States and other countries could look to the original Ariane project framework as a potential model for future international space partnerships. Recognizing how procurement preferences and export control rules can be speed bumps to opportunities for international collaboration, we discuss how relentless political will and support will be needed to bring about more allied cooperation on big projects in space. https://lnkd.in/edaxmx5q

China's space program, driven by significant investments under President Xi Jinping, has seen remarkable growth with the establishment of companies like LandSpace and Deep Blue Aerospace driving innovation in reusable launch vehicles. Deputy Director Lin Xiqiang of the Chinese Manned Space Agency highlights the rapid advancement of private commercial space firms. Ben Smith | Modern Treatise https://lnkd.in/e38y6ppj #SpaceTech #SpaceTechnology

Could the future of U.S.-Japan relations be among the stars? Advancing space technology is a hot topic in today’s international policy sphere. Explore how space cooperation between the United States and Japan will develop through a discussion with five expert panelists: Chris Blackerby (Astroscale), Ananda Martin (ispace-U.S.), Mihoko Shintani (TMI Associates), Hiroshi Yamakawa (JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Naoko Yamazaki (Space Port Japan Association). To learn more about this event, register TODAY at the link below. #USJCAC24 #USJCAC https://buff.ly/3S3aiR0

* In China, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 is observed on 24 April each year to mark the historic launch of China’s first satellite, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗜 (#东方红一号) on 25 April 1970. In 1957, the USSR launched its first satellite, 𝗦𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗹. Inspired by this, Mao Zedong recognised the importance of space exploration and directed the country to develop and launch its own satellites. Fast forward to 1970, China developed its first spacecraft, 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗜, under the direction of Qian Xuesen (#钱学森) at the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The spacecraft was successfully launched into space using the CZ-1 rocket (#长征一号, also known as 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭). The 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 satellite carried a radio transmitter that broadcasted the de facto national anthem, “The East is Red”, so the satellite was aptly given the same name. Following the successful satellite mission, China set its sights on manned space missions. The goal was to send cosmonauts on board the 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗜 spacecraft (#曙光一号) by 1973. Due to economic and political challenges, the manned space project was postponed. In 1993, the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (#𝗖𝗡𝗦𝗔) was created to oversee the national space programme. CNSA played a pivotal role in coordinating various space missions, including the groundbreaking Shenzhou manned programme. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 From 2012 to 2022, China launched a series of 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (Shenzhou-9 to Shenzhou-15). In 2003, China became the third nation (after the Soviet Union and the U.S.) to independently send a human into space. The first Chinese astronaut, 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝘄𝗲𝗶 (#杨利伟) orbited the Earth aboard the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. In 2022, China completed the construction of the 𝗧𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (#天宮太空站), marking the 30th anniversary of China’s manned space programme. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗺𝗼𝘀: 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 1. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 In 2019, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴’𝗲-𝟰 (#嫦娥四号) became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side of the Moon. It conducted scientific experiments and sent back valuable data. In 2020, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴’𝗲-𝟱 (嫦娥五号) retrieved 1,731 grams of soil samples from the near side of the Moon. 2. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 China successfully landed the Zhurong rover（#祝融号) on Mars,marking its first landing on another planet. Both the Tianwen-1 orbiter (#天问一号) and the Zhurong rover continue to explore Mars, unraveling its mysteries. As we celebrate #SpaceDay, let us anticipate more groundbreaking discoveries, interplanetary missions, and a future where humanity reaches for the stars! 🚀🌠 See also: https://lnkd.in/gVwX8uDq)

For Australia to develop a mature space sector with the urgency that is needed to keep pace with the rest of the world, we need to leverage our relationships with internationals - building partnerships with those that have experience and signing agreements with them to protect their interests and ours. The Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) with the United States, which this week has been recommended for ratification by the Parliament of Australia is going to stimulate launch and recovery activities and, more broadly, the Australian space sector. This is good news for our space sector. We only need to look to our neighbours across the Tasman to see how their TSA with the U.S. has played a part in growing the New Zealand space ecosystem. New Zealand had 7 successful orbital launches in 2023. The last time Australia launched an orbital rocket from our soil – it was 1967. ELA welcomes the progress made this week towards the ratification of this treaty and looks forward to U.S. rockets and payloads launching from the Arnhem Space Centre in the near future.  #technologysafeguardsagreement #launches #AustralianSpaceSector https://lnkd.in/gZpSHRMZ

Tokyo, JAPAN -- September 04, 2024 Morocco Host Japanese High-level Delegation of Investors in Aerospace Industry: Unlock The FDI Opportunity in Morocco! Japan’s aerospace industry has a strong international reputation, particularly in the field of research and development (R&D). Recently, however, it has shifted its focus from R&D to the commercialization of space technology. The Basic Space Law, enacted in 2008, has paved the way for the development of Japan’s space industry, and Japan’s key strategy for space is still developing and growing today. There are many actors associated with the Japanese space program, including government ministries, offices, and agencies. The most important one is the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the governmental agency active in this sector with tasks and technologies that include launch systems, satellite development and further operations. Examples of Japanese innovations in this field are the H-II rocket and its H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), which supports and cooperate with the International Space Station (ISS), Japan’s first solid-fuel Epsilon rocket launched in 2013 and the H3 rocket, realized to be H-II's successor and that will be soon shot into space after some experimental launches. https://lnkd.in/eGyQBGmq

China's International Lunar Research Station Initiative (ILRS) just got a major boost with Thailand signing on as the 9th country, joining Russia, Venezuela, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, South Africa and Egypt. ILRS is China and Russia's rival to the US-led Artemis Accords which comprise 36 nations. The ILRS and the Artemis Accords are the civilian facets of what will be two major military space blocs that eventually form. While the US Space Force is aiming for a Star Trek Future by 2060, China is aiming for one where it is the dominant space power. "Thailand joins China-led ILRS moon base initiative" https://lnkd.in/e6UT6dPk

How British firms are muscling in on the new space race ENGINEERING FOR THE SPACE AGE In a factory in Bromley, Kent, engineers are making springs. These are not just any springs; they are space-grade springs, top-quality, precision-built, made from the very finest materials. European Springs and Pressings has been supplying the aerospace, defence and nuclear industries for 70 years — and now they are targeting the space industry. The company is trading on its reputation for quality. If you send a satellite into space, you cannot easily pop up there to fix a broken part. More than 170 miles north, on an industrial estate outside Rotherham, South Yorkshire, a team is extracting oxygen from lumps of rock. Metalysis was founded by Cambridge academics in the late 1990s after they worked out how to use electrolysis to pull valuable metals from rock. One of the byproducts is oxygen. Esa has contracted the company to adapt its technology to use on moon rock, with the eventual aim of providing breathable air for astronauts. The company employs a team of 50, many of whom are former steelworkers — once the dominant industry in the area. Ian Mellor, Metalysis’ managing director, said that was a factor in bringing the company to the region: “The real driver for us is the skilled workforce who knows how to run high-temperature furnaces.” The company aims to put a model on the moon within five years. In Cardiff, meanwhile, Space Forge is planning to put a miniature factory into space in the coming weeks. In zero gravity, the semiconductor-maker aims to produce ultrapure crystals for use in highly efficient computer chips. That will be a test; once the factory has done its work, it will burn up in orbit. But in 2026, Space Forge will bring its next spacecraft back to Earth, where the crystals will be recovered. “It is best described as Mary Poppins from space,” said Joshua Western, a co-founder, of how the company will retrieve its craft. “It is a space-grade umbrella which allows us to float back home.” https://lnkd.in/eWTQgDk9 #SupportUKmfg #ShoutAboutUKmfg #UKmanufacturing #UKmfg #UKmfgUnite

The development of the Galileo Second Generation satellites is moving forward🚀🚀🚀 Well done to the Thales Alenia Space and European Space Agency - ESA teams! #euspace #galileo EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme European Commission