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| China’s “net system” captures return rocket |
Classic China Cope!
SpaceX was founded in 2002, China's space industry 46 years earlier.
SpaceX landed reusable rocket in 2015, eleven years earlier than China.
SpaceX launches more per year into space than all other space nations combined.
SpaceX, a public company, launches double what the country of China launches.
SpaceX cost per kg to space one-third of Chinas Long March rockets.
SpaceX created Starlink, revolutionary worldwide internet access....
But... China relanding a booster eleven years LATER than SpaceX shows "superiority of the State Owned Model". Right…
Remember? Chinese experts — experts all over the world — said landing rockets back on earth was “impossible”. Then when SpaceX did it, the cope continued: “Oh well, Elon didn’t do it as soon as he said he would”. (!)
Elon Musk being the guy who turns “impossible” into the merely “late”. (It’s happened with Tesla, too).
SpaceX will study what China has done, but won’t copy it. “Copying is not our style”. It sure is China’s style though. Baidu, WeChat, Alibaba, Taobao, even its EVs. All copied. Mind you, they do a damn fine job of it. They often improve the original. But it’s hard to come up with a single invention from China in the 21C that’s world-changing and a household name.
All recognising China’s bright history and world-changing innovations (the compass, gunpowder, paper) in its long and remarkable history. See: Joseph Needham “Science and Civilisation in China”.
Earlier: SpaceX launches more than Rest of World.
