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China: The Next Space Superpower

Posted by samzenpus on from the great-space-wall dept.

the_newsbeagle writes "'As 2014 dawns, China has the most active and ambitious space program in the world,' says this article. While it's true that the Chinese space agency is just now reaching milestones that the U.S. and Russia reached 40 years ago (its first lunar rover landed in December), the Chinese government's strong support for space exploration means that it's catching up fast. On the agenda for the next decade: A space station to rival the ISS, a new spaceport, new heavy-lift rockets, a global satellite navigation system to rival GPS, and China's first space science satellites."

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  1. Re:another GPS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    How many satellite navigation systems does a planet need?

    Either 14 or 15

  2. Re:China will rule the Pacific by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    China has no direct access to the Pacific.

    Back when you were in school, you got your lunch money taken a lot didn't you?

  3. I miss the Cold War by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Let's have another one with China versus Europe, and America is the Third World this time around.

  4. Yeah by aliquis · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... because what the world is ANOTHER FREAKING SET OF NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITES!

    I'll launch my own too, can't trust any government. Maybe we should found a set for each of us together through Kickstarter?

    More junk in the nearby space place!