Is China in a New Space Race With the US? | CONNECTED Power and Principles

Could China beat the US in a 21st century space race? The country is amassing its own hardware and racking up successful launches, positioning itself as a challenger. But its “mind-boggling” space development is rattling US military leaders. With possible battlefield applications, could China’s space push destabilize global security?

To understand the gravity of the situation, we asked Blaine Curcio, senior advisor at Novaspace and founder of Orbital Gateway Consulting, how far China has come in twenty years and whether it really could put people on the moon by the end of the decade.

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00:00 China’s space rise and moon ambitions
01:08 Why tracking China’s space program is so hard
03:11 US vs China launch numbers and 2025 outlook
05:52 Commercial space: US market vs China state model
09:03 Moon race: Artemis Accords vs China’s lunar plan
11:15 Who becomes a taikonaut and how China trains them
13:12 Key investments: Long March, BeiDou and soft power
15:12 Space science, satellites and military links
20:29 How space supports China’s military strategy
23:25 Can China land on the moon this decade?
25:49 Future tech: space computing and laser comms
30:17 Do sanctions slow China’s space program?
32:59 What China’s space rise means for Taiwan
35:45 Final thoughts and closing

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