Comment on US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China's space program
Filthmontane@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Looking at their space station, I think China already has overtaken NASA.
Comment on US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China's space program
Filthmontane@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Looking at their space station, I think China already has overtaken NASA.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Their station has like three modules (with plans to add 3 more) and capacity for 3 people. The ISS has at least 16 modules (maybe over 30 depending on what you count as a module) and capacity for over a dozen people.
Like many things from authoritarian countries, it looks nice but isn’t even close in terms of capabilities.
Filthmontane@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Authoritarianism is not equal to capabilities. In fact, the Soviet space program was significantly more capable for a very long time