Can China's commercial space sector achieve lift off?

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add comment 5 views Author: R Lincoln Hines, Cornell University China announced in 2014 that it would allow private investment into its traditionally state-dominated space sector. This decision led to rapid proliferation of Chinese space companies — creating one of the fastest growing commercial space sectors on the planet. Yet, despite the explosive growth of China's commercial space sector, space companies there face daunting challenges both domestically and globally. China's space industry is dominated by two state-owned enterprises (SOEs): the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). These massive SOEs and…

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