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Two Views On a China-US Space Race
An anonmous submitter writes "While there has been recent discussion about China and India engaging in a space race, most people are still focused on a potential race between China and the US in near future. The Space Review recently published a pair of essays on this topic: the first argues that China-US space race is both unlikely and undesirable, given the aftermath of the US-USSR space race thirty years ago. A followup article suggests that a China-US space race is vital, so long as it takes a more commercial, long-term approach than the US-USSR one. Food for thought..."
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Especially if it involves China becoming the first nation to send a huge chunk of earth spiraling twords the sun... That chunk being North Korea...
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I think it would be important for china to establish a space colony. After all, they have what, 1.2 billion people? Send some of those people to a new colony.
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Contrary to popular beliefs, the space race was about developing the technology of ICBM's. The astronaut on the moon saluting the flag was just the dance in the inzone after we race was over.
The recently released Kennedy tapes prove this incontrivertably.
So with that said, there can be no race with the U.S. That race is over.
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Not to be trollish but... at the moment it is pretty much china who are trying to do anything itneresting.
Besides all the infomation gathering probes which make beareded scientists very happy the only major space aim that NASA has is a vague ambition to maybe, possibly, put a man on mars within a couple of decades.
China are actually aiming to create not just a permanent presence in space or even a space industry but more a soceitry in space.
yeah but I bet ze germans stole the ideas from the US in the first place.
I dunno, we already won this race 30 years ago. What the fuck is the point?
- Americans are the fattest people in the world (on average).
- People who are fat tend to have a smaller penis.
- A small penis usually results in low self-esteem.
- Low self-esteem can be repaired by buying big SUVs, guns or fast computers OR by winning contests. An example of a contest is a sports event, a space race or even a war. Winning a war is probably the strongest boost by virtue of smacking down millions of people at once.
It turns out that one of the greatest warmongers of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte, had a very small penis. Measuring only 4.1 cm (1.6"), it's hardly surprising that the penis caused great malcontent among Napoleon's wives who sooner or later decided to break their vow. This certainly explains why Napoleon decided to spend most of his time away from home, far away from his unfaithful wives, in the presence of men begging for his mercy.
Another example is Hitler who is suspected of having a deformed penis. There are also reports that he had only one testicle. The low self-esteem that resulted from these defects might have resulted in Hitler's plan to conquer half the world. Fortunately, Hitler's testy plans faced his soldiers with insurmountable odds. Coupled with the fact that Hitler didn't have the balls to invade England early in the war, we can conclude that Hitler was an absolute nutcase.
Of course, these facts do lead to some inescapable questions:
- Will Viagra reduce the number of wars fought?
- Should we exempt 'Penis enlargement'-spam from anti-spam laws?
- What is wrong with the genitalia of the man who fought two wars during his first term in office (and seems to be hard at work preparing for another war)?
- Do we need a new poll?:
What is the size of your penis?
o Fighting a war already.
o Just planning.
o Gun nut.
o SUV owner.
o My PC rulez.
o I'm not an American, you insensitive clod.
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