Navigating Space Sectors: Commercial vs. Government

In 2019, Thomas Colvin, Irina Liu and Shirley Han at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (https://www.ida.org/ida-ffrdcs/science-and-technology-policy-institute) were part of a team of researchers that published what is to date the most comprehensive English-language overview (https://www.ida.org/research-and-publications/publications/all/e/ev/evaluation-of-chinas-commercial-space-sector) of China’s growing space industry.

We discuss

• Why Chinese space startups say business acumen is one of their biggest weaknesses
• How ITAR actually helped China’s space industry grow
• The space market in the developing world
• The state of my internet cables

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Outro Music: Mi fai impassire by BLANCO ft. Sfera Ebbasta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJNOkLCIg5Y

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