Oh my fucking god. I'm actually really excited for the Artemis missions and disagree with CNSA's take that a lunar orbital station would be useless, but this article is cope top to bottom.

The official line appears to be disdain—at least that was the vibe from an article that ran this weekend in a Chinese publication, the Global Times. As part of China's state-run media that serves as propaganda

As part of China's state-run media that serves as propaganda

propaganda

JUST WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK PBS IS, ERIC? HOW ABOUT THE BBC? AL-JAZEERA? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW?

It remains to be seen whether China's space program is in line with "scientific principles," as the country's civil and military space are co-mingled within the same government organizations. In the United States, there is a pretty clear demarcation between the civil space agency, NASA, and the recently created US Space Force.

In the United States, there is a pretty clear demarcation between the civil space agency, NASA, and the recently created US Space Force.

NASA HAS ALWAYS BEEN TIED UP WITH THE US MILITARY ERIC THEY RECRUIT FROM THR FUCKING AIR FORCE HOLY SHIT HOW CAN A PROFESSIONAL EDITOR GET BASIC SHIT LIKE THIS WRONG