new video loaded: Within the Newest Area Race, It’s China vs. SpaceX
By Selam Gebrekidan, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Hazell, Laura Salaberry and Malika Khurana•July 24, 2025
China has made it a nationwide precedence to meet up with SpaceX’s almost 8,000 Starlink internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit, which it regards as a navy risk. Regardless of successes in different elements of its area program, China has simply 124 internet-providing satellites in low-Earth orbit. Selam Gebrekidian, an investigative reporter for The New York Occasions, explains why China is lagging behind on this new area race.
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