• buckykat [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    NASA literally couldn't touch the moon rocks China brought back even if China gave us some, because of the 2011 Wolf Amendment signed into law by Obama.

    • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      The Wolf Amendment is a law passed by the United States Congress in 2011, named after then–United States Representative Frank Wolf, that prohibits the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from using government funds to engage in direct, bilateral cooperation with the Chinese government and China-affiliated organizations from its activities without explicit authorization from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Congress.

      wtf-am-i-reading

    • fox [comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      No no, they actually made a request for a unilateral trade.

      You give me your space rocks trade-offer you get nothing in return