Elite Capture of Space: Rethinking the Future of Human Spaceflight
May 26, 2025
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin’s first human spaceflight not only carried the hopes of the Soviet Union
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Mustafa Bilal
Mustafa Bilal
Research Assistant
Mustafa Bilal
Professional Experience
Mustafa Bilal is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. He has done his BS in International Relations from the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. His research interests include technopolitics, astropolitics, military aviation and warfare.
Publications
Elite Capture of Space: Rethinking the Future of Human Spaceflight
April 16, 2025
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin’s first human spaceflight not only carried the hopes of the Soviet Union but
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DeepSeek: Shifting Balance of AI Power
April 16, 2025
Since its release two months ago, DeepSeek has prompted a reassessment of several assumptions
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Rise in Aviation Accidents: Rethinking Aviation Safety
March 10, 2025
Despite decades of progress in aviation safety (e.g., international air traffic reached record heights post-Covid
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The Space Debris Threat: Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind
January 10, 2025
The International Space Station (ISS) has been featured in several Hollywood movies, from being hijacked by a hostile alien
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CubeSats and Space Exploration: From Campuses to the Cosmos
December 9, 2024
The launch of National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Europa Clipper on 14th October was a milestone
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