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Chinese rocket debris is expected to fall to Earth this weekend but it’s not clear when or where. The major space-power launched the first module of its new space station this week and also plans to build a lunar station in co-operation with Russia. But what are the rules of space – who makes them and how are they enforced? And what would conflict in space look like? Andrew Mueller talks to Chris Hadfield, Namrata Goswami, David Burbach and Christopher Newman.
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Image: The launch of a Long March 5B Y2 rocket carrying the Tianhe module that will become the core of the China Space Station, on April 29 from Wenchang Launch Site in Hainan Province. Once completed in 2022, it will be China’s first long-term space station. After 2024, it may be the only international space station in orbit (Image source: Xinhua).
On April 29, a Long March 5B (长征五号B,
Changzheng wuhao B) heavy rocket carrying the Tianhe 1 (天和一号) core module of China’s space station was successfully launched into low earth orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province (Xinhua, April 29). It marks the first step in the construction of the China Space Station (CSS, 中国空间站,
Equality for all: with the rise of investment platforms, individual investors can now access private debt deals alongside large institutional players
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KILDE, private debt, an asset class, yielding positive regular returns on a risk-adjusted basis, is now becoming more accessible to individual investors through investment platforms offering debt opportunities. There is a large and growing opportunity for investors to earn compelling risk-adjusted returns funding private companies via new technology platforms, according to Vincent Fernando, CFA, director of Zero One Research.
As banks continue to ignore MSMEs in favour of larger listed companies, the financing gap for smaller businesses remains huge, particularly, in East Asia & the Pacific, where it is estimated at US$2.4 trillion. Beyond the MSME lending gap, many consumers struggle to access bank financing. The volume of issued private debt, addressing these financial gaps, is growing rapidly and has
Malcolm Davis
Malcolm Davis is a Senior Analyst in Defence Strategy and Capability programme of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. He has worked with the Australian Department of Defence, both in Navy Headquarters in the Strategy and Force Structure area, and with Strategic Policy Division in the Strategic Policy Guidance and Strategic External Relations and Education sections from November 2007 to March 2012. He holds a PhD in Strategic Studies from the University of Hull as well as two Masters degrees in Strategic Studies, including from the Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.
Namrata Goswami
Namrata Goswami is an independent scholar on space policy, great power politics, and ethnic conflicts. She was subject matter expert in international affairs with the Futures Laboratory, Alabama and guest lecturer, India Today Class, Emory University. After earning her PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, sh