The ISS is scheduled to deorbit in the early 2030s. US officials are concerned over a potential gap in the country's orbital presence.

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

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    One can only hope.

    The last time that happened, we explored the moon and developed the space shuttle program. We got microchips and memory foam.

    Ideological rivals encourage congress throwing money into big science. Apollo returned $14 on the dollar. It’s a good investment.