As China launches its Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon, US officials have expressed alarm at the pace of its advancements

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  • lemmus@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I agree it wasn’t the intention, but NASA could have done a far better job of vetting SpaceX’s proposals—on which they are falling behind. Musk is out there talking about colonizing Mars, meanwhile the US is relying almost solely on SpaceX to win what it considers to be today’s space race for the Moon. It’s not a winning strategy.