It will be very interesting to see what happens first. Will the U.S. have another earth orbital space mission before the People’s Republic of China completes a manned lunar mission? How are we going to feel when the Chinese bring back the flag Neil Armstrong planted on the moon in 1969 as a souvenir?
Very interesting thought. They will see an American relic from a fantastic era long gone. Knowing the Chinese, they will turn the Lunar landing sites into a visitors center.
“Will the U.S. have another earth orbital space mission before the People’s Republic of China completes a manned lunar mission? How are we going to feel when the Chinese bring back the flag Neil Armstrong planted on the moon in 1969 as a souvenir?”
If China hasn’t done it by 2020, they won’t ever do it.
1979 is when the one child policy took place. Armstrong was 39, as was Aldrin. By 2020, the children of the one child policy will be 41, and the oldest folks outside of the one child policy will be 42. Right now - the last folks outside of the one child policy are 34.