The same thing happened when China wanted to join the ISS[1] - the US Congress blocked this to avoid "tech transfer". Instead of being dejected and sad, China k

The same thing happened when China wanted to join the ISS[1] - the US Congress blocked this to avoid "tech transfer". Instead of being dejected and sad, China kickstarted its space station program, and are now collaborating with Europe. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_International_Space_Station#China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_International_...