... International Space Station program. China orbited an automated freighter in 2003, followed by its first manned mission. The latter demonstrated Beijing’s capability of delivering an intercontinental nuclear charge. China’s achievements catalyzed the space programs of other countries, from India and Brazil to New Zealand and Iran.
Washington reacted nervously to Beijing’s progress. On January 14, 2004, the George W. Bush administration announced a new space exploration program that involved expedited research of Solar System planets and ...
... possessing all the space technologies known by the time, it makes Russia alluring as the potential “teacher” for space “newcomers”.
ISRO
India's Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator Project
India
The first and prior goals of the Indian space program are to preserve Common Heritage of Mankind (through unambiguous support for the points of the Moon Treaty) [
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] and to use space groundwork for the sake of domestic interests. Following these goals India almost managed to catch up with ...
... due to increased reach of integrated firepower and surveillance resources including space-based systems.” The document shows some glimpses of Indian space doctrinal thinking that the future war is most likely to take place at higher frontiers. India space program has largely focused to develop a state-of-the-art “command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, information, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4I2RS) systems which would result in the expansion of the battle-space and ...
