China: The Next Space Superpower

Posted by samzenpus on Friday January 3, 2014 @01:05AM 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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Re:China will rule the Pacific by Anonymous Coward · 2014-01-03 01:41 · 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?
Yeah by aliquis · 2014-01-03 01:59 · 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!