Comments on: China Announces It Will Build Its Own Space Station Within 10 Years

By: Michael Martin-Smith

Michael Martin-Smith — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:16:16 +0000

China has, in June 2012, announced her official decision to go to the Moon, and has completed Phase A of Saturn 5 class engines and a solar power satellite. Solar Power Satellites built from ET materials will foster a true space econopmy and an end to energy shortages and greenhouse gas production without the hazards of nuclear waste .

China’s space programme is NOT a white elephant. The West needs to get its act together and join the race. Funny money and the cult of vapid celebrity are signs of decadence. We can and must take the exploration and development of Space seriously . There is no longterm future otherwise Nature poses several threats of mass extinction- that’s the bad news. The good news is that they only apply to a one planet civilisation. Our human future requires that we disperse our people and assets away from oine womb planet. INsofar as China’s space programme is a spur to us, we should welcome it, and aim to surpass it.

A humane Earthbound civilisation is unsustainable. Greenery has no solution to cosmic impacts supervolcanism or pandemics , to name but some threats. Cosmic Diaspora is the way to go

By: EMagi

EMagi — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:10:21 +0000

Well, good! Looking at this from a humanity-as-a-whole perspective, there are different ways of government, just like there are different ways of living your life or lifestyles. Who is to say that one or another is better? Perhaps one way is more successful during a certain time period or set of conditions, and another would be more successful under a different set of conditions. The only consistant thing is change (lol) , and there will be a humanity-as-a- whole crisis every few hundred years, ie, cataclysmic event, disease/plague, unknown space event, etc., so if our form of government isn’t as successful during that time, I hope to h#ll there is another form of government around that is, for humanity’s sake, so that they can help humanity fight/deal with the crisis.
It’s possible that a space station/exploration might be part of a solution for an unknown crisis. So, if our country isn’t maintaining a space station, I am glad that at least some country will be.

By: jnwood2517

jnwood2517 — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:11:55 +0000

Um, yeah… if it’s like all the other Chinese products, it will be of poor quality and break down quickly

But seriously, this is not a good thing. China is an oppressive, authoritarian nation that places nationalistic ambitions over human needs. To have them lead the ‘race’ in anything is a testament to the free world’s failure — more accurately, the failure of our economies to produce and sustain innovation.

So, our resource-allocation mechanisms must be fundamentally flawed. Though useful for a period in human history, they have become a liability. And this is proof.

At the end of the day, if finances are the only thing holding Humanity back from scientific innovation and research… then money is the real problem.

Capitalism and freedom are not synonyms.
The sooner we realize that, the sooner we’ll be able to move on…

By: pcqI

pcqI — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:47:07 +0000

Awesome! it may be a good thing for the human race.

By: JasonS

JasonS — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:19:44 +0000

Awesome! Let them waste their money on a giant white elephant rather than us.

By: Ricky Bobby

Ricky Bobby — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:15:30 +0000

As long as it is not to develop new weapon technology… then it may be a good thing for the human race… but we all know what power drives the world… ?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:00:55 +0000

China, the economic superpower..using their human resources right vision and mission. Their history tells they would achieve this. Whereever we go for shopping..we see the trade mark “made in china”. But this is also really dangerous based on the policies they have especially around the human rights and privacy.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:33:40 +0000

Looks kinda like Skylab.

By: Mithril

Mithril — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:06:44 +0000

Given China’s track record on more terrestrial matters, they haven’t exactly been welcomed with open arms to participate on the ISS. Also given their track record, I’m not so sure this should be seen as being for the betterment of humanity.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:50:30 +0000

I’d believe more in the power of humanity if the Chinese government believed more in the power of humanity. Don’t forget… For all their trade liberalization they are still killing anyone who disagrees vocally with the government.