alt Hacker NewsAchievements of SpaceX are enormous. But is US actually far ahead? Both China and EU have pretty much the same capabilities for space exploration.
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philipwhiuk • today at 1:21 PM
> Both China and EU have pretty much the same capabilities for space exploration.
China maybe soon, but the EU is not close.
Ariane 6 is in no way comparable to either SLS or Starship or New Glenn. It does 10t to low-earth orbit, 4t to lunar-transfer orbit.
China is behind and making progress, but still hasn’t hit key milestone the US hit decades ago. The EU isn’t even close.