New Pentagon Report Warns China Could Overtake US In Space By 2045 Without ‘Urgent Action’

The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the core module of China's space station Tianhe, at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, April 23, 2021. cnsphoto/Reuters 

Defense One: China Could Overtake US in Space Without ‘Urgent Action,’ Warns New Pentagon Report 

America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes. 

The United States could be eclipsed by China in orbit unless it unites around a common goal for space, as it did during the race to the Moon a half-century ago, according to a report released Wednesday. 

 China is working to become the world’s dominant space power “economically, diplomatically, and militarily” by 2045, according to the State of the Space Industrial Base report for 2022, which was written by officials from the Space Force, Defense Innovation Unit, Air Force, and Air Force Research Laboratory. 

They argue that the United States must quickly act to maintain its advantage over Beijing, including using more commercial technology and setting long-term, bipartisan policy goals.  

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WNU Editor: A lot can happen between now to 2045. The Pentagon report is here .... STATE OF THE SPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE 2022.  

Update: China is watching America's space program .... China’s official view of NASA’s Artemis program appears to be dismissive (Ars Technica).