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On the Cusp: Innovation’s Rebirth

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China’s Strategy in Space

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Is China’s aerospace industry on the cusp of greatness? Ancient China once made great contributions, such as gunpowder and astronomy, to technology advancements.

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    A good resource for China’s ancient contributions to the world’s science and technology discoveries [1].

  2. 2.

    “加强科技自主创新 辉煌之后再攀高峰,”人民网, 21 December 2010; available from http://he.people.com.cn/GB/197046/13534748.html

  3. 3.

    For more on ZTE, please see their website at http://www.zteusa.com/about/

  4. 4.

    “About ZTE;” available from http://www.zteusa.com/about/

  5. 5.

    “Company Profile;” available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17138/n17229/c127066/content.html

  6. 6.

    “Satellite Exports;” available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17215/n161194/index.html

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    “LaoSat-1 Program;” available from http://www.cgwic.com/In-OribtDelivery/CommunicationsSatellite/Program/Laos.html and “Tupak Katari Program;” available from http://www.cgwic.com/In-OribtDelivery/CommunicationsSatellite/Program/Bolivia.html

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    “Chinese Rocket Sends French Telecom Satellite into Space,” 新华, 7 October 2011; available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17212/c152361/content.html

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    “CGWIC Signs Turkmenistan Satellite Launch Services Contract,” 06 December 2011; available from http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/1231_揭牌.html

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    “Company Profile;” available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17138/n17229/c127066/content.html

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    “中国航天事业之魂——航天‘三大精神’,” 29 November 2006; available from http://www.spacechina.com/n25/n144/n206/n216/c76674/content.html

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    “CASC Commended for Poverty Alleviation Achievement,” 8 December 2011; available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17219/c185366/content.html

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    “China Telecom Signs Five-year Strategic Agreement with CASC,” 25 August 2009, available from http://www.chinawirelessnews.com/2009/08/25/9336-china-telecom-signs-five-year-strategic-agreement-with-casc/

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    “China Telecom Will Launch Mobile Services in UK,” 11 January 2012; available from http://www.chinawirelessnews.com/2012/01/11/10853-china-telecom-will-launch-mobile-services-in-uk/

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    “NavInfo Acquired Holland’s Mapscape for $9.3 million,” Aerospace China (Spring 2011): 21.

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    “Company Profile;” available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17138/n17229/c127066/content.html

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    “李继祥:科学谋划发展打头阵,” 2 July 2011; available from http://www.spacechina.com/n25/n142/n154/n188/c94196/content.html

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    The emperor represented the center of the world that was made up of concentric rings of civilization. The further away from the center, the more barbaric one was.

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    胡锦涛, “在庆祝探月工程嫦娥二号任务圆满成功大会上的讲话,” 新华网, 20 December 2010, available from http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-12/20/c_12900124.htm

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    “SSTL 150,” available from http://www.sstl.co.uk/Downloads/Datasheets/SSTL_150-Feb-09

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    “Beijing-1 Satellite Starts Remote Sensing Service,” 新华, 8 June 2006; available from http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/08/eng20060608_272262.html

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    To note, SSTL and Chinese subsidiary of BLMIT, Twenty-First Century Aerospace Technology Company, Ltd. (21AT), signed a contract in June 2011 for SSTL to build three new electro-optical satellites based off the original Beijing-1 design. The new DMC-3 constellation will provide images at 1 m resolution. The deal was part of a larger trade agreement signed by Premier Wen Jiabao and Premier David Cameron worth ~RMB 13.9b. This contract offers a new business model in which the DMCii parent company SSTL will own the spacecraft and lease the capacity to China, similar to business models used for telecommunications but not for remote sensing services. Jonathan Amos, “China and UK Strike Space Deal,” BBC News, 29 June 2011; available from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13946179

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    “British Company Delivers Beijing-1 EO Satellite,” available from http://www.sst-us.com/news-and-events/2009-news-archive?story=522

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    For more on recombinative innovation efforts on Chinese satellite buses, see Ref. [11]

  25. 25.

    Dean Cheng, “Chinese Space Capabilities,” 17 October 2003; available from http://csis.org/files/attachments/031016_chengppt.pdf

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    “ITU Confirms ProtoStar’s First Satellite is Operating Fully within All Regulatory Guidelines,” ProtoStar Press Release, 24 October 2008; available from http://www.protostarsat.com/news/24oct08.html

  27. 27.

    “November 2008 Satellite Finance Article and Interview with Philip Father, ProtoStar’s President and CEO,” ProtoStar News Story; available from http://protostarsat.com/news/nov08.html

  28. 28.

    “Media Statement,” AsiaSat, 23 September 2008; available from http://www.asiasat.com/asiasat/EN/upload/doc/pressrelease/news_20080923.pdf

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    “Declaration of Cynthia M. Pelini in support of ProtoStar’s Chap. 11 Petitions and Various First Day Applications and Motions,” Case No. 09-12659, 72668-001\DOCSDE:1511092; available from http://delawarebankruptcy.foxrothschild.com/uploads/file/ProtoStar%20Declaration.pdf

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    “Intelsat Named as Successful Bidder for ProtoStar 1 Satellite,” Press Release, 30 October 2009; available from http://www.intelsat.com/press/news-releases/2009/20091030.asp

  31. 31.

    袁洁,“实施航天标准化工程支撑航天科技工业新体系建设,” 中国航天报 (19 August 2011); available from http://www.spacechina.com/n25/n144/n206/n214/c67094/content.html

  32. 32.

    “China Academy of Aerospace Standardization and Product Assurance Established,” Aerospace China (Spring 2011): 23.

  33. 33.

    China’s Earth Observing System (EOS) should not be confused with NASA’s Earth Observation Satellites, which has the same acronym.

  34. 34.

    “China’s High-Resolution EOS Expected to be Fully Operational by 2020,” 19 March 2012; available from http://www.spacechina.com/n16421/n17212/c214032/content.html

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    “温家宝会见天宫:号指挥部成员;贺国强等:同会见,”新华网 (30 September 2011); available from http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/15799846.html

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Solomone, S. (2013). On the Cusp: Innovation’s Rebirth. In: China’s Strategy in Space. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6690-1_4

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