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sspace·[Dormant] moved to [email protected]byschizoidman There's an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can't Study China's Amazing New Moon Rockscross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17489886https://futurism.com/reason-nasa-scientists-cant-study-china-rocksOpen linkView original on lemmy.ml46Comments9Reply
bbeepbooprobot lemmy.world3Hide 3 replies That's because the US enacted a law called the Wolf Amendment in 2011, which prevents NASA from using government funds to cooperate directly with China Laws are stupid apparently33Reply
bbeepbooprobot replylemmy.worldJust calling out the sensationalised headline here. It's not an absurd reason why but in fact something completely grounded and expected.9Reply
JJohnDClay sh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyPart of the reason for not cooperating was China dropping boosters on populated areas I think. Edit: here's a video of a hypergolic first stage crashing on/near a village a week ago. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/24/china/china-rocket-debris-falls-over-village-intl-hnk/index.html5Reply
NNocturnalMorning replylemmy.worldHas nothing to do with that. They are concerned about China getting their hands on U.S. rocket technology that they could use for defense purposes.8Reply
QQueen HawlSera lemm.eeI don't know why people are giving this sample the time of day, when odds are 1:1 that it's bullshit - https://youtu.be/_Nqja6IvTEw?list=PLpRwVnZjybJ1QLMPZSQwulyTZ3wZGQlDG0Reply
QQueen HawlSera replylemm.eeRight? People keep praising China as this technological super power when they're just a bunch of scam artists1Reply
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Laws are stupid apparently
So private money is ok? Privatize NASA
Just calling out the sensationalised headline here. It's not an absurd reason why but in fact something completely grounded and expected.
Worked awesome for boeing.
Part of the reason for not cooperating was China dropping boosters on populated areas I think.
Edit: here's a video of a hypergolic first stage crashing on/near a village a week ago. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/24/china/china-rocket-debris-falls-over-village-intl-hnk/index.html
Has nothing to do with that. They are concerned about China getting their hands on U.S. rocket technology that they could use for defense purposes.
I don't know why people are giving this sample the time of day, when odds are 1:1 that it's bullshit - https://youtu.be/_Nqja6IvTEw?list=PLpRwVnZjybJ1QLMPZSQwulyTZ3wZGQlDG
Prolly cuz they're fake like half the shit out of China
Right? People keep praising China as this technological super power when they're just a bunch of scam artists