Sentence examples for space powers from inspiring English sources

Countries who hitherto could not even dream of such ambitions have become space powers.

The project "confirms that Turkmenistan has joined the club of space powers," the newspaper said.

Such upstart space powers as India - or, more likely, China - may well get there first.

Big space powers, including America, China and Russia, have not categorically ruled out the use of anti-satellite weapons.

The space powers can use all sorts of levers to bring such recalcitrants round, from access to technology to moral pressure.

"The major geopolitical challenges for the US today are primarily in Asia, with the rising space powers of India and China," he said.

A seismic shift in space power is taking place.

China is not the only emerging space power in Asia.

In September Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, said the project would guarantee that Russia remains an "independent" space power.

"To be a great military and space power, it's important to have one's own satellite navigation system".

Success would make India the fourth space power after the US, Europe and Russia to orbit or land on the red planet.