Space Cooperation To Be Enhanced by New BRICS Joint Committee With China Leading the Members

Space cooperation will soon be enhanced by the new joint committee created by BRICS members; Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Thanks to the Joint Committee on Space Cooperation, BRICS countries, as well as other interested space agencies, can now work together when it comes to data sharing fields and remote sensing satellite observations.

Zhang Kejia, the China National Space Administration Head, said that China leads this space cooperation enhancement effort.

During the recent virtual meeting, Kejian announced that they would guide the new joint committee when it comes to using the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation.

Space Cooperation To Be Enhanced by New BRICS Joint Committee

According to Financial Express' latest report, BRICS' Joint Committee on Space Cooperation will allow the five-member countries to enhance climate change solutions, environment protection efforts, as well as disaster prevention and mitigation.

This new joint committee was already hinted at in 2021 after BRICS members signed an agreement on the Cooperation on BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation.

The sat formation is specifically made by state-owned satellites, such as Gaofen-6 and Ziyuan III 02 (China), Kanopus-V type (Russia), Resourcesat-2 and 2A (India), and CBERS-4 (China and Brazil).

Other Space Efforts by China

Aside from leading the new BRICS joint committee, CGTN reported that China is also busy exploring outer space and achieving major space breakthroughs.

One of these is the development of a new renewable energy-storing coating material that can absorb heat from the sun during the daytime. After that, it will release the heat energy to store cold energy at night.

If you want to see further details about this space renewable energy tech of China, you can visit this link.

Previously, the commitment made by U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan PM Fumio Kishida will soon allow NASA to include Japanese astronauts on its upcoming Artemis mission.

On the other hand, the National Reconnaissance Office decided to fund companies focusing on Earth Observation tech.

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Written by: Griffin Davis