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2022-02-19 Science & Technology

China aims to finish its first space station by the end of the year: Beijing will launch two new modules to join Tianhe core to complete Tiangong station and will break a national record with 50 rocket launches

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-19 00:22|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 SpaceX alone had 31 last year.

If Starship, Ship, whatever they're calling it this month flies in production, in one year SpaceX could put as much mass into space as humanity has since the beginning of time.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-02-19 11:58|| 2022-02-19 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 ISS is a scam. It hasn't done any worthwhile science to speak of. It's hasn't improved cooperation between the US and Russia. It's coming down in 2031, unless it becomes another base closure white elephant. Which is all too likely.

Go somewhere. Or don't go. Don't sell "space stations" as stepping stone to the great beyond. They are not.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-19 12:01|| 2022-02-19 12:01|| Front Page Top

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