On December 27, the Chinese government released its third white paper on its space activities. The release of China’s Space Activities in 2011[1] seems to establish a pattern of releasing white papers on space issues about every five years (previous ones were released in 2000 and 2006) and… Read more
As the Chinese orbit their Tiangong-1 space lab, the spotlight is once again turned on China’s space program. To help inform the discussions, it would be helpful to address a few of the myths surrounding China’s space efforts. Myth #1:… Read more
Abstract: In recent years, China has made great strides in its space program. Growing Chinese counterspace capabilities are beginning to threaten U.S. space superiority and therefore the ability of the U.S. to support its friends and allies and… Read more
My 6-year-old granddaughter Abby bragged recently that she could count to 20. She proceeded to demonstrate, and I praised her. Then she asked how high I can count. I told her that I don't know; I've never tried because it takes too long. Today we talk about numbers so big that we cannot comprehend them. People often… Read more
At the 2009 Sino-American summit, President Obama committed the US to dispatching the head of NASA to China, in return...… Read more
Iran’s government today announced the successful launching of a research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms...… Read more
As we noted last month, the announced merger between Sirius and XM is now over a year old. While FCC chairman Kevin...… Read more