International Companies Should Not Work With Chinese Space Launch Providers: US Space Force

Published on February 28, 2024

International companies seeking space launch services should avoid partnering with Chinese entities, as China may use the commercial revenues to advance its space military development, warned Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence at the U.S. Space Force. Maj. Gen. Gagnon gave the warning during a panel discussion at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium in Colorado on Feb. 13. He said a declining Russian space industry has allowed China to expand its commercial space launch businesses. “Over the last three years, we’ve watched the Russian launch market collapse. It collapsed because of the actions of Roscosmos, the further invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, them trying to hold one web hostage on a launch with their satellites because they were already in Russia,” Maj. Gen. Gagnon said. Roscosmos is NASA’s Russian counterpart....

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