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China unveils video of its moon base plans, which weirdly includes a NASA space shuttle (www.space.com)

submitted 4 months ago by AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released a video of its concept for a lunar base to be developed across the next couple of decades.

CNSA unveiled the video on Wednesday (April 24) as part of the country's annual space day celebrations. The project is known as the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) and was jointly announced in 2021 by China and Russia.

China is now leading the moon base initiative and attempting to attract international partners for the endeavor. So far, alongside China, Russia, Venezuela, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, South Africa, Egypt, Thailand and Nicaragua have joined the initiative, according to Space News.

One curious detail of the video is the presence of a retired NASA Space Shuttle appearing to lift off from a launch pad in the background.

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They haven’t really invented anything big since gun powder.

And even gun powder, they didn’t know how to fully apply all of its potential.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

they didn’t know how to fully apply all of its potential.

For some period of time they did.

It's just that when all the civilized world in some relative measurement of it is one big centralized bureaucratic state, degeneracy starts.

Why make cannons if you don't have a problem to be solved with those? Why even think about something like cannons?

Look at guerillas and combatants using FPV drones and the ways they do it, do you see developed nation states embracing that revolution? No, they still go for big expensive modern artillery, jets, big drones etc. It will be fun to watch the dynamics of power in coming decades, since stagnant rich militaries are very resistant to change and reform.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can also use rifles for protection against animals and hunting. Or you trade / sell them to nations which do have conflict and military need.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago

Rifles were and are a mass product. Cannons even 100 years ago were not.