{"id":16824,"date":"2018-10-15T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16824"},"modified":"2018-10-03T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:42:47","slug":"audio-update-on-space-development-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16824","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Update on space development in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

China’s space program is growing and expanding into all sectors of space exploration and development. A commercial launch industry is also blossoming. Here is a program about space in China: Constellations, a New Space and Satellite Innovation Podcast: China\u2019s Long March Rocket Family, its Belt and Road Space Initiative and the \u201cElon Musk\u201d Factor<\/a><\/p>\n

China has been in the news a lot lately, mostly about trade tariffs and their expansion in the South China Sea. But in addition to the country’s growing economic power and international influence, it has also made some very impressive strides in terms of its space program. With us today is Blaine Curcio, the founder of Orbital Gateway Consulting. He discusses China\u2019s development of the Long March rocket family, the deployment of the first space station, the Chinese lunar exploration program and the<\/em><\/p>\n

Belt and Road Spatial Information Corridor, a significant space initiative that, among other things, plans to have a global GPS available by 2020. He explains the difference between the meritocratic nature of the U.S. space industry versus China\u2019s incumbent advantage, as well as the \u201cElon Musk\u201d factor in China\u2019s space industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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