RE: How China is Surpassing the USA as a Spacefaring Nation
Sorry but you are not taking into account the massive lead the US Military Space Programs have over the Chinese and Russians. All indications are that the US Military has a massive edge in space, hence the reason the Chinese and the Russians are desperately trying impose international laws and they are trying play catch up and develop Anti-Satellite missiles to knock out what the USA already has in the sky. The US has more than double the known amount of Satellites than all the other nations combined, that is a FACT. To claim that China is even close is not being honest about what the US Military already likely has in space. Including multiple GSSAP satellites that could EASILY maneuver over to the Chinese Quantum Satellite and hack into it. My latest blog on this was regarding the Pentagon's "Global Prompt Strike " program which has both China and Russia restructuring their entire Air Force because they are so concerned. If you are going to write about this topic, you need to do more research into the Military Space Programs, the Directed Energy Weaponry, Hyper-Sonic Missiles, and you have to take into account there is likely lot's of black budget technology you are not aware of....
Hey @titusfrost, when writing this article I was discussing mostly space flight capability in terms of manned missions in the inner solar system and probes to the outer solar system. I agree that it becomes an entirely different conversation when it comes to military capabilities in outer space, something that the United States absolutely has a huge lead in.
Yeah well NASA is a military space agency. Isn't it? Cool article though man, I def up-voted your work, I just think you can't leave the military stuff out. I mean that Chinese QUESS satellite is technically military as well. Peace man.
Your point is well made, fair enough. Maybe I'll do a Part Two and talk about the USA's military advantage ;)
Awesome dude looking forward to it. Just followed you in anticipation! If you care I have posted multiple videos on the subject, I have been looking into Directed Energy Platforms, Hyper-Sonic Missiles, Low Energy Nuclear Reaction aka Cold Fusion, The "Prompt Global Strike Program", Russia's new "Aerospace", Space Elevators, QUESS, X37B, GSSAP satellites, and the new B-21 LRSB program, etc. Peace!
In my opinion all this is just a continuation of the arms race between the western and eastern powers, that are run by the same banskters. Funding both sides of almost every war, since the 1700's.