Its not Pork and its not science. Its a strategically costly land grab rather than a political vain-glorious stunt.
replySame as Mercury/Gemini/Apollo except this time China instead of Russia.
> its not science. Its a strategically costly land grab
replyStep away from your screens. Framing everything exclusively in these hard terms isn’t healthy (or true).
> That doesn't seem a lot to explore a new frontier and expand the scope of humanity.
replyThere is no gain in knowledge from this mission. It's more like cheering for your favorite soccer team.
> There is no gain in knowledge from this mission
replyThis is wrong. We’re learning a lot about the new life-support systems. (Courtesy of the ESA.) We’re also going to learn more about the heat shield on 10 April.