China blasting ahead of US in race back to the moon - Asia Times
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Will the next human to walk on the moon speak English or Mandarin? In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the
  • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Approximately $16 billion USD per year apparently. For comparison looks like the United States' budget is ~$70 billion. Per here: https://www.statista.com/statistics/745717/global-governmental-spending-on-space-programs-leading-countries/

    • FunkYankkkees [they/them, pup/pup's]
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      2 months ago

      Amazing how far you can make a budget go when you aren't making sure a bunch of scumbags can get richer from a government contract