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Why China will beat the US in the second space race. Rate Topic: -----

Poll: Who do you think will get there 1st? (17 member(s) have cast votes)

Who do you think will get there 1st?

  1. US (6 votes [19.35%])

    Percentage of vote: 19.35%

  2. China (8 votes [25.81%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.81%

  3. Dont care (17 votes [54.84%])

    Percentage of vote: 54.84%

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#1 User is offline   fragomatic Icon

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Posted 09 April 2004 - 07:52 PM

Red Moon

Basically because the US has already been to the moon, so most of
the nation doesnt give a sh1t. In the 60s it was estimated that, at any given time, 14-15 million people were working on the space program.
that included the guy making lightbulbs, to the guy injecting heat resistant silicone into heat shields, to someone in a lab developing Tang.Constantly losing to the russians in all the "1st to do it" catagories probably made everyone work harder to beat them. Besides money being injected into the private sector, The nation had a driving force of pride pushing them along.

The space program was a media circus, every other day there was a new story in the paper constantly reminding everyone of the space race. Astronauts were treated and glamorized like movie stars in paper and television. Every kid in America could name at least 10 astronauts if not all of them. Can the general public name even 3 active astronauts today?. Can they even name the remaining shuttles?. Once Bush isnt president anymore, steps will probably be taken by congress to downsize and/or financially cripple the projects needed by NASA to succeed at getting a base on the moon. Basically because congress is made up of old men without vision, only hindsight. They most likely feel that injecting money into a goal that has already been acomplished is a waste.

China has that same pride that the US had 35-40 years ago. China has a better industry ,technologically speaking, than the US had even 25 years ago. How much has China learned,copied and improved on free information from NASAs huge website, that includes how they did alot of things. The Invention of the Internet, personal computers, lightweight materials, Freedom of Information Act. The random list of advances in technology, communication and even laws are going to help China speed right past the US in short order. The US as a whole will and are underestimating Chinas capabilities based on old preconceptions. China has the man power, they have the industry and they have the will of a
nation behind them. When China gets there is anyone going to care?

#2 User is offline   autoaim.cfg (old) Icon

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Posted 09 April 2004 - 08:03 PM

Yeah, there is no incentive to push forward in the west anymore. But I tell you this : When China starts shipping a buttload of prefab modules to the lunar surface and then casually say "Oh, those? Yeah, we're sending a couple of landers with ppl to hook them up, start up the powerplant and get settled in a few weeks. Didn't you know we're colonizing it?" it's going to get awfully hectic in the US govmnt....

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Posted 10 April 2004 - 08:34 AM

You can't plant rice on the moon.

#4 User is offline   Frea]{ (old) Icon

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Posted 10 April 2004 - 09:51 AM

I voted China because USA is on its twilight and China is the next rising super power.. it was about time ....
+ u cant grow burgers on the moon

#5 User is offline   Blade (old) Icon

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Posted 10 April 2004 - 02:07 PM

mmmkay I don't care aslong as they make it a pretty place once we nuked earth and all have to go there :P

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#6 User is offline   JRllama (old) Icon

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Posted 10 April 2004 - 04:31 PM

AGBD, bwahahahahahahahahahaha! ha!

Normal is relative.

#7 User is offline   space-monkey (old) Icon

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Posted 10 April 2004 - 05:41 PM

you crazy every one knows canada was the first too the moon, and well be the first ones to...THE MOOOON
canada's number 1 in everything usa just says its china or russia because they dont like them.

#8 User is offline   war59312 (old) Icon

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Posted 11 April 2004 - 07:59 AM

I know one thing. The USA will own Mars First . And who ever or what ever gets in our way will just be annihilated. Be it China or aliens. :P

#9 User is offline   BlackRider (old) Icon

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Posted 11 April 2004 - 10:04 AM

Anyone ever seen that conspiracy theory show on FOX about how the USA never actually made it to the moon? Had things like how the flag was waving on the video even though there's no air in space.. It's a cool thing to watch, gets you thinking.

#10 User is offline   War Spaghetti (old) Icon

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Posted 11 April 2004 - 10:04 AM

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I know one thing. The USA will own Mars First . And who ever or what ever gets in our way will just be annihilated. Be it China or aliens. :P

I hope it's aliens, Bleep bloop bloop.

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