There is little doubt that a new “space race” is on, and that competition will intensify in the future. China may be ahead, but India’s approach - of avoiding excess and seeking collaboration - bodes well both for its space program and for the prospects of collaborating to share the spoils.
Over the past 2 weeks I traveled to Taiwan, Hangzhou and Shanghai. The trip was ostensibly a vacation, but I met enough people in government and business - that I knew before or ran into in random bars, airports, and planes - that I managed to achieve the real purpose of the trip: establish for [...]