China is trying to intimidate Taiwan with a massive show of force. They’re also trying to catch up to SpaceX.

Space Technologies

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China executes one of its largest demonstrations of force around Taiwan with a naval blockade and hundreds of warplanes. It seems that the country is trying to send a warning to President Lai who vowed that Taiwan would defend itself and resist a Chinese invasion. China is also trying to ramp up its space program recovering a ‘reusable’ satellite and announcing its intent to launch quantum communications satellites next year. It’s also been putting plenty of ‘spy satellite’s into space. Now, while China’s space program is one of the most advanced in the world, they still can’t catch up with SpaceX, who is the clear leader in the space launch and pLEO satellite management arena. Speaking of SpaceX, they’ve gotten the green light from the FAA to resume launches of the Falcon 9, so watch for the launch cadence to accelerate! Of course, they’ve had a spectacular couple of successes with the launch of Starship, catch of its first stage, and the launch yesterday of Europa…