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I know that people wanted to stay in their own country. However, she could likely get a good position in the space industry in Europe. The bottom line is, she

by maxloh 1y ago

I know that people wanted to stay in their own country. However, she could likely get a good position in the space industry in Europe. The bottom line is, she would be very likely to get a good salary, even better than she did in the US, in China, Russia, or India, which are desperately seeking space specialists with experience in more advanced technologies. It is a shame that the US couldn't even keep their payroll, forcing them to leave the country and flow to its enemies.

olddustytrail 1y ago
Both India and China hold Most Favoured Nation status with the USA. That hardly marks them as enemies.
- notahacker 1y ago
  "enemies" is a strong word, especially for India. But NASA is explicitly banned from cooperating with Chinese agencies by law, so it's not like the US hasn't established a position of not waiting China to have access to NASA knowhow...
- cosmicgadget 1y ago
  That's a trade status.
- EasyMark 1y ago
  China is most definitely an adversary, bordering on enemy, of the USA, other than trade we really are in a cold war with them by all measures and many aspects. Culture, education (attracting best students), Asian interests (Taiwan/Japan in particular), government styles (recently arguable however with Trump's actions moving us closer to autocracy), and the list goes on. Very little of that is going on between us and India.
- maxloh 1y ago
  Yeah. I admit that statement is somewhat overstated for India. However, China is now the country with the most potential to engage in a full-scale war with the US. It was Russia, but it is now stuck with Ukraine, and probably for years ahead.
ponector 1y ago
>> in the space industry in Europe I bet they are not willing to take a huge paycut. Also the language barrier may be an issue.
- interactivecode 1y ago
  It's quite easy to learn proper English if you're American. I have friends who successfully accomplished the feat
  - ponector 1y ago
    What if they don't want to move to Ireland?

by maxloh 1y ago

olddustytrail 1y ago

Both India and China hold Most Favoured Nation status with the USA. That hardly marks them as enemies.

notahacker 1y ago
"enemies" is a strong word, especially for India. But NASA is explicitly banned from cooperating with Chinese agencies by law, so it's not like the US hasn't established a position of not waiting China to have access to NASA knowhow...
cosmicgadget 1y ago
That's a trade status.
EasyMark 1y ago
China is most definitely an adversary, bordering on enemy, of the USA, other than trade we really are in a cold war with them by all measures and many aspects. Culture, education (attracting best students), Asian interests (Taiwan/Japan in particular), government styles (recently arguable however with Trump's actions moving us closer to autocracy), and the list goes on. Very little of that is going on between us and India.
maxloh 1y ago
Yeah. I admit that statement is somewhat overstated for India. However, China is now the country with the most potential to engage in a full-scale war with the US. It was Russia, but it is now stuck with Ukraine, and probably for years ahead.

ponector 1y ago

>> in the space industry in Europe I bet they are not willing to take a huge paycut. Also the language barrier may be an issue.

interactivecode 1y ago
It's quite easy to learn proper English if you're American. I have friends who successfully accomplished the feat
- ponector 1y ago
  What if they don't want to move to Ireland?