US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China’s space program::undefined

  • WhatAmLemmy
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    1 year ago

    They’ve tried everything except actually funding NASA, and they’re all outta ideas.

    NOTE: China WILL overtake NASA, the same way they are dominating the renewable energy sector — because they invest heavily in science, and they do it early. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand this shit.

    • DigitalTraveler42
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      1 year ago

      But hey we tried giving a shit load of money to a billionaire space nazi instead!

      • assassinatedbyCIA
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        1 year ago

        Maybe we need to give more to the space phallus that the other asshole billionaire built. Maybe that’ll fix it.

      • MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca
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        Unfortunately that company is the best hope we have to stay ahead. With their low cost they can monopolize the worldwide launch market(except Russia and China). So that funding, strategically, must continue.

        What should also happen is funding spacex competitors, so we stay on the bleeding edge.

        • Flying Squid
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          Is China staying on the bleeding edge by funding a bunch of private companies?