The51stDivision
The51stDivision t1_j6fa9dg wrote
Reply to comment by corsairealgerien in Number of manned orbital launches by year, 1961-2022 by firefly-metaverse
Even if China builds the first moon base, Americans can just move the goalpost and say the finish line is actually landing on Mars. If the USA first lands on Mars, Chinese can just say the finish line is actually building a Mars base… or vice versa.
IIRC neither the CNSA nor NASA have claimed anyone’s launching any “space race.” The whole thing is just fanned up by politicians and media and doesn’t actually mean anything.
The51stDivision t1_iyapyc9 wrote
Reply to comment by Sgtcalza in Punk sitting next to a Volkspolizei officer on the East Berlin U-Bahn, 1986 by swishswooshSwiss
Fun fact: the first row of rock concerts are usually reserved for the police (to maintain order). Just 1980s communist world things.
The51stDivision t1_irz4lyd wrote
Reply to comment by Dismal-Philosopher-4 in Museum shows off Taiwan flag which went to the moon on Apollo 11 by Pure_Candidate_3831
Not just the US, but the entire United Nations. The Republic of China was on the Security Council until 1971. So during the time of Apollo 11 this flag (for the western world) represented China.
The51stDivision OP t1_ja52t5o wrote
Reply to CNSA mission patches for the construction of Tiangong space station. Pretty cool set of graphics that also shows the assembly process. by The51stDivision
Missions in order from left to right, top to bottom: