Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend
by dahfizz on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @09:46AM
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The general US population considered Sputnik to be an existential threat. The original space race had all the impetus of a (cold) war effort.
China putting a woman on the moon would be a little embarrassing to the US, but people would forget about it in a week or two. It wouldn't prove China's technological superiority, just some vague sense of moral superiority. And there are a lot cheaper ways to send that message.
China putting a woman on the moon would be a little embarrassing to the US, but people would forget about it in a week or two. It wouldn't prove China's technological superiority, just some vague sense of moral superiority. And there are a lot cheaper ways to send that message.