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China has launched a satellite to the dark side of the Moon that it says is part of a future deep space communications system and will serve its future south pole Lunar Base. (www.reuters.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

SpaceX is prepping to send people to Mars and China is gloating about putting a satellite around the moon

Surely they must be doing something right/wrong

[–] Lugh 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

SpaceX talk big, but they're no so great with achieving measurable objectives. They're already behind schedule with even successfully getting Starship off Earth, less mind getting it to the lunar surface and successfully back from there.

Not saying they won't do it eventually, but its hard to have confidence in their blowhard claims.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

I'm sorry, but you seem creepily invested

For what it's worth, SpaceX has put their Starship in orbit last week, something the Chinese equivalent isn't scheduled to do in another 10 years... So I don't know see how you come to the conclusion that the Chinese state approach is so much better when it's so far behind, especially considering all the means at their disposal.