China's space ambitions: Implications for U.S. security

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China differs from other developing countries by having a space program that spans the full range of capabilities from satellite design to launch services, as China builds satellites on its own, and is involved in international commercial and scientific collaboration with Europe, Russia and Brazil. The People's Republic of China has a robust commercial satellite and is notable for the movements of personnel and technology between the civilian and military sector.

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Engage China, engage the world

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The Pentagon suggested in 2003 that China might be developing a "parasite microsatellite" a small satellite weighing less than 100 kilograms, that would secretly attach to an American satellite and destroy it on command. However, Pentagon was deceived and the "parasite microsatellite" hoax traded on the anxiety of many in the United States over the spread of space technology so dramatically symbolized by China's successful manned-mission launch.

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Brazil: Reviving a nation's space dreams

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Brazil is actively looking for international partners to start its space program, despite protests from its neighbors to the north. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed that his administration would rebuild the destroyed launch pad and fly a new Veiculo Lancador de Satellites (VLS) rocket, which would be ready for launch by 2006.

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