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rocketsocks t1_jaaxtzr wrote

Reply to comment by Stardustquarks in China unveils lunar lander to put astronauts on the moon by kevindavis338

People need to get out of the Space Race mindset. It doesn't fit what's going on right now and it's also not a good model to follow in terms of robust space exploration and human spaceflight.

The "omg, a Space Race! how lovely!" reactions remind me of this tweet:

https://twitter.com/afraidofwasps/status/1177301482464526337?lang=en

> Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this...

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Basedshark01 t1_jabj9kb wrote

There doesn't need to actually be a space race going forward, but rumors of one happening are productive towards keeping US congresspeople in line for guaranteeing budgets for manned spaceflight programs.

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