Says who? I would argue our space program is more robust than ever.
Beijing's ambitious program takes another leap forward toward an eventual return of man to the moon.
Whoopee! They're doing what we did 45 years ago with much more primitive technology.
And our Muslim self esteem program is second to none!
China is doing it right. Reaching out rather than playing in low earth orbit.
Re: “I would argue our space program is more robust than ever.”
I agree.
In the last 20 years, we have learned more about the universe, about our solar system, and about human survival in space than in any other 20 year period in human history.
And most of those discoveries were sponsored by USA taxpayers.