Space

Space traveler Wang Haoze: From the lab to orbit

With the Shenzhou-19 mission, Wang Haoze will become China’s third woman in space. Her story begins in Hebei province, as the daughter of a teacher and a police officer.

By Fabian Peltsch

Science Fiction: Zukunftsvisionen sollen Technologieaufstieg und Soft Power boosten

Science Fiction galt noch in den 1980er-Jahren als „spirituelle Verschmutzung“. Heute setzt die chinesische Regierung das Genre gezielt ein, um das chinesische Modernisierungs-Modell zu bewerben.

By Emily Kossak

Space travel: Kubilius presents EU Space Act.

With the EU Space Act, the Commission wants to create a uniform legal framework for space travel in Europe. Space operators from non-EU countries should also comply with it.

By Corinna Visser

Space travel: Milestone in interplanetary space

With Tianwen-2, Beijing's space ambitions have reached a new level. If the mission succeeds, China will be the third nation after the USA and Japan to bring samples from an asteroid to Earth.

By Jörn Petring

Shenzhou mission has landed: China brings back samples from space.

After six months in space, the crew of the "Shenzhou-19" mission has landed safely in the Gobi Desert – with more than 37 kilograms of samples from space experiments on board, which have now been handed over to Chinese research teams.

By Fabian Peltsch

Geopolitics: 'China is already a space superpower'

Space is a key component of China's strategic goals, says Pierre Pinhas from the Montaigne Institute think tank. Its military is playing an increasingly assertive part in it. However, China's state-dominated approach could slow down innovation in the long term.

By Amelie Richter

Iris²: Commission awards contract to consortium

The Commission awards the contract for the development of a satellite-based communication system. The Spacerise consortium, led by the satellite operators Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, is to build and operate Iris².

By Corinna Visser

Space travel: What China's moon mission expects from the dark side

This Friday, China launches another lunar probe to Earth's satellite. It will bring back rock samples from its "dark" side for the first time. But there is much more to be gained – important future resources and political influence.

By Jörn Petring

'Then China will have power over space'

The West has neglected space. A strategic mistake, says Niklas Schoernig. Because China is about to replace the United States as the leading power in orbit. Michael Radunski spoke with the conflict researcher about what goals the People's Republic is pursuing and what implications this will have for the international order. Schoernig warns: 'Space has long since become a critical infrastructure.'

By Michael Radunski

Manned moon landing by 2030

By Redaktion Table