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"It's been Quite A Banner Year For China Militarily, Commercially, Scientifically In Space"
Dec 21, 2023
Guests Namrata Goswami, an independent scholar on space policy, and Brendan Mulvaney, Director of the Air University, discuss China's impressive year in space. Topics include military aerospace advancements, controlling resources in outer space, China's FOBS system, rocket reusability, and space plane experimentation. They also cover satellite launches for intelligence purposes, China's space program goals, and plans for lunar exploration and on-orbit production.
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- China's decision to make their Long March 9 rocket reusable marks a game-changing development, aiming to reduce costs and increase efficiency in launching payloads into space.
- China's plan to build a mega constellation demonstrates their commitment to play a significant role in the global space market, both commercially and militarily.
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Top Technological Development: Reusable Long March 9 Rocket
China's top technological development in the space and defense program is the decision to make their Long March 9 rocket reusable. This decision was announced in April 2023, marking a game-changing development for China. The original version of the Long March 9 was an expendable rocket used to lift payloads to low Earth orbit. With the introduction of a reusable design, China aims to reduce costs and increase efficiency in launching payloads into space. Additionally, China continues to experiment with their space plane, which has military implications, such as anti-satellite capabilities.
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