Development of Space International Cooperation: New Trends,New Characteristics,and Relevant Considerations

The accelerated evolution of the unprecedented changes unseen in the past century has profoundly affected the development of international cooperation in space in the world and put forward new requirements for China’s future international cooperation in space, which urgently needs to be further improved. In order to provide reference for China’s international space cooperation activities, the new trends and characteristics of the development of international space cooperation in the world are studied and overviewed. The new trends in the development of international cooperation in world spaceflight are analyzed mainly from the perspectives of strategic traction, legal promotion, international rules and commercial spaceflight. The new features of the development of international cooperation in world spaceflight are summarized from different dimensions, such as cooperation environment, cooperation relations and cooperation subjects. In the light of the new trends and characteristics of the development of international cooperation in spaceflight in the world, the paper puts forward the community of human destiny as the core concept of China’s international cooperation in spaceflight,as well as the corresponding concrete practical measures. © 2024 China Ordnance Industry Corporation. All rights reserved.