https://spacewatch.global/tag/spacekey/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Sun, 05 May 2019 08:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/spacekey/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/spacewatchgl-column-chinas-challenges-a-space-industry-in-ascent-still-faces-turbulence/ Sun, 05 May 2019 08:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13844 By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan When reading about the Chinese space industry in English-language media, or when speaking with Western companies about the Chinese space industry, we oftentimes hear two types of opinions: China is catching up in space so fast! By Wednesday next week, they will have overtaken the U.S., and we should […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-column-chinese-broadcasters-overseas-a-bigger-opportunity-than-meets-the-eye/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13271 By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan China’s recently-rising space industry has caught a huge number of headlines and generated much buzz, including several articles written for this column. For good reason, this has taken many headlines. But a different type of space-related industry has seen Chinese presence abroad for some time—that is, the satellite broadcast industry. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/spacewatchgl-column-private-investment-into-chinese-space-balancing-control-with-innovation/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12842 By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan .Many would correctly say that much of the innovation in the Western space industry over the past decade has occurred because of the private sector. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/spacewatchgl-column-the-race-to-the-launchpad-private-launch-companies-in-china/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12613 One could be correct in saying that China has a history of firing rockets into the sky. The earliest evidence of fireworks dates back to the ninth century Tang Dynasty, and over the last thousand-plus years, China has continued to put on some of the world’s most brilliant fireworks spectacles.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/spacewatchgl-column-big-ambitions-from-chinas-smallsat-companies/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12139 By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan Over the past five years, and in particular over the past two to three years, the Chinese space industry has seen a dramatic increase in private company involvement. While these companies tend to be relatively small, they are great in number, with over 60 private space companies having been […]]]>