Trump’s proposed budget cuts slashed NASA’s funding by 47%, jeopardizing 19 critical joint projects with Europe. Meanwhile, China is racing to land on the Moon within five years and establish a base by the 2030s.

China is forging ahead, with allies like Russia and Belarus already on board. This is a race for the future of humanity, and the west is being left behind.

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    China is pulling ahead of US in [blank]. I wonder where [blank] would not be true if we don’t include hubris or war crimes.

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    If China wants to explore Uranus, I hope they take it on a nice date first.

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    6 months ago

    After reading recent news, I wish we could focus more on that and less on ruining and destroying life on Earth. I’m genuinely sad but still excited to see these ambitions come to life.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      I often thing about what could’ve been if all the resources and ingenuity that goes towards the military industry was devoted to space instead.

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        Or even just to transit, green infrastructure, and healthcare (the real kind, not the middleman insurance version).