The Chinese come to the rescue of NASA and the movie literally concludes with one of the American heroes fist-bumping a Chinese astronaut on a joint mission back to Mars. It's a sad reminder of how bad the new cold war has become in just a few years.

2015: :wholesome: We can explore space together! :solidarity:

2022: President Xi is going to invade Taiwan at any moment LAUNCH THE NUKES NOW! :guts-rage:

:sadness:

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Word. We're all just sitting around waiting for death. At some point you do stuff just to have something to do.

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Let’s work on eventually expanding life beyond one planet. Lifetimes of work. The space race has given better technology for terrestrial purposes. It will continue to do so.