404_Gordon_Not_Found t1_iyegzmr wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:08 PM

Reply to comment by BlueMonkOne in Chinese milestone sets stage for new space race with U.S. by Soupjoe5

Just because they started 3rd does not mean they are locked in the 3rd place.

spaetzelspiff t1_iyev538 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:39 PM

This moronic tortoise and hare-ing of China; still believing China is the same China as it was in 1996 is what will cost America its competitiveness in space (and elsewhere).

There is clearly a space race between the east and west, regardless of whether either side acknowledges the other.

TK-741 t1_iyf2vbx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:32 PM

China has a lot of room to keep growing, too.

The US on the other hand is painting itself into a corner. They have normalized a lifestyle that won’t be sustainable for America and Americans to maintain.

Apollo704 t1_iyfbn5c wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:36 PM

What kind of commie crap is this?

BlueMonkOne t1_iyej7tf wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:22 PM

They are for space stations above Earth.

404_Gordon_Not_Found t1_iyem7hz wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:41 PM

Sure, but counting space power by order of things isn't really indicative of current situations. I wouldn't call Russia the 2nd space power rn even if they sent the MIR into space before China.