The US says it is reevaluating possible space cooperation with China, including joint Moon exploration, following Beijing's recent anti-satellite weapon test.
The Chinese National Space Administration recently invited NASA's head to visit China. The hope is that would be the first step in future cooperation between the two agencies, a first date in case "we need to get married some day."
The author argues that U.S. plans to cooperate with India on space technology "risks repeating in India the same errors that previously allowed damaging U.S. space technology transfers to China."
The U.S. is preparing to reverse course on cooperating with China in the area of space technology. Critics worry that this move could inadvertently assist China's military space program.
Jeffrey Lewis argues that the key issues faced by all space-faring nations -- orbital debris, orbital crowding and improving transparency in outer space -- demand international cooperation, especially from China.
A bid by India and the United States to expand space ties will bring the world's two largest democracies closer and provide a platform to launch global projects to benefit developing nations according to analysts.
James Oberg testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on the prospects for space competition or cooperation with China.
One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century will be to promote prosperity and stability throughout the developing world. Gregory Anderson describes how the potentially vast resources of the solar system can accomplish this while furthering free enterprise.
India and Russia on Wednesday decided to jointly develop a major space program, signaling new horizons in cooperation between the two countries. During Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's three-day visit, the Russian and Indian space agencies signed a deal pledging to cooperate in space research, including exploration of the moon.
Chinese secrecy about their space program is hampering possible cooperation with the United States.