Tag: Space
6 Articles
- Science & Technology
The Second Space Race: Democratic Outcomes for the Future of Space
Throughout the 1960s, the Cold War struggle between capitalism and communism led the United States and the Soviet Union to dominate the Space Race, hoping that success in space…
January 25, 2022
- Science & Technology
Implications of Foreign Competition and Investment in U.S. Commercial Spaceflight Markets
President Trump also called for the creation of a Space Force, backed by the assertion that “it is not enough to merely have an American presence in space; we must have…
August 29, 2019
- Dialogues
Mary Cleave on Opportunities for Women and Cooperation in Space
GJIA: What initially made you interested in STEM fields? MC: I had a great high school physics teacher, Dr. Love. All the other teachers hated him because he had us running all…
January 25, 2019
- Science & Technology
China’s Space Station: Persistence Pays Off
China launched Project 921 in 1992 as a three-stage program working toward human spaceflight. The first step involved a display of capability using the Shenzhou “Heavenly…
May 28, 2018
- Business & Economics
- Online Archive
U.S. Export Control Reform: Progress in Normalizing U.S. Space Trade
Although satellite exports were still possible with a State Department export license under prior versions of the law, the more draconian process currently employed has increased…
February 15, 2013
- Online Archive
Is Outer Space Safe?
Space today is dramatically different than it was when the Outer Space Treaty was negotiated nearly 50 years ago. Space applications and services touch countless facets of modern…
February 14, 2013