Standoff in the space industry: new risks of China’s penetration into the technological sphere

On March 31, 2025, the American company SpaceX launched the first-ever space flight around the Earth’s poles, during which crew members explored the Earth from polar orbit for the first time.

The mission participants conducted more than two dozen studies aimed at expanding humanity’s ability to stay in space for a long time, attempting the first X-ray test of mushroom cultivation in space.

Geopolitical control of space continues to be one of the key arenas of strategic confrontation between Washington and Beijing, where the United States continues to rely on the private sector, particularly companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin, to accelerate orbital exploration.