Yeah, at this point to attempt to detail the Artemis program based off of a diversity issue is ludicrous

yea

so dumb

China isn’t as advanced as people think when it comes to space. While they are fairly capable, they do not have the private sector driving force the US has

yeah. the reason why it is good to have mltiple orginazations all working on the same thing is because they give eachother insight and different veiws

Yes; however, they appear to be gaining proficiency in lunar rover capability but I have not been getting the indication that they are at the stage where they are prepared to establish a lunar base

I view chinas capability on space flight rn much like that if their J-20 program, making progress, but still facing huge hurdles (WS-15 in the J-20s case)

Indeed, they are fairly reliant on US reasearch as they have demonstrated from the J-20 program

Now what’s more likely is a China-Russia lunar program

That’s far more dangerous

They still lag behind, awaiting US innovation to utilize. They have repeatedly shown how they have struggled with aerospace

At least they finally have the ARJ21 in service

Exactly, they have repeatedly shown human life has no value other than CCP officials. They are going to end up having a greater bark than their bite. Their lack of technological innovation in aerospace leaves me not overly concerned of a CCP lunar program which is superior to Artemis

Unfortunately the US has boxes itself in with reliance on satellites. The space force is now gaining additional capability with the X-37B

Yup X-37 is dope

As long as innovation stays at its current rate, the space force should attain a satisfactory level of deterrence for any Chinese action

Keep in mind the anti satellite capability demonstrated by the F-15A with the AM-135 in 1984. The US does need to ramp up its anti satellite capability but there is going to be a level of confidentiality in which I doubt the public will be aware for potentially a decade after new programs are implemented. I am going to snooze now but nice chatting

I thought the AM-135 was experimental

They just fired it once

Okay gotcha, gn

i think people need to realize that the chinese arent as peaceful as they want us to think

For sure

Definatley

Idk man they're scary

like no offence to the everyday chinese citizen but

yeah they are their government is

The AM-135 could easily be replaced by a ramjet powered weapon

It'll cost a pretty penny though

yeah. they dont know how to think for theirselves, they are used to being told what to do or as you said,, "dissapearing"

China is EXCELLENT at taking everyone's technology replicating it and mass producing it. And it's usually far worse than the thing they're knocking off.

Eh hem more like barely executes basic function of what they're knocking off of

yes so true

we used to joke that everything, like EVERYTHING, there was made of plastic

Seems legit

wasnt there an indian military exercise this week

and an american AC took part

As in the AC-130?

aircraft carrier

Oh

ye

was pretty interesting