China takes satellite race with SpaceX to sea

China’s latest sea-based rocket launch shows how mobile launch platforms, onboard artificial intelligence and expanding commercial constellations are converging into a broader Chinese effort to strengthen military resilience, accelerate satellite deployment and compete for economic influence across an increasingly contested orbital domain. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Chinese commercial launch provider Orienspace successfully […]

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