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They use soviet technology on a 1960s era rocket to launch to a single room space station, all using massive government subsidies. If the US wanted/needed to,
by searine 10y ago
They use soviet technology on a 1960s era rocket to launch to a single room space station, all using massive government subsidies.
If the US wanted/needed to, they could put a man up tomorrow (seriously just strap a capsule to Antares 203). The only difference is that we are taking time to safely transition to a commercial market for spaceflight.
I'm not trying to knock China, more power to them, but they are definitely not "ahead".
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoShh, you're upsetting the HN anti-US circlejerk. Its incredible how we're living in a time of private space companies, the soon to be flying SLS, and potential manned Mars landings sooner than later and people still think a quick and ugly flight to a LEO space station is the height of human civilization. Let the whiners have their moment, soon the progressive thinkers and visionaries will break from LEO and not having LEO lifting capabilities for a few years won't matter, not that it does now anyway. The same way no one bemoans the time between Apollo and the STS.