[Antioch]

That’s true for now but the ISS is an international effort. It’s the biggest but probably not for long. The Chinese have advanced a lot in space in 20 years. Yes, they used other nations technology, but so did America with Operation Paperclip in the ruins of the Reich. I grew up in an era when “made in Japan” was supposed to be some kind of insult, and it was right up until their auto industry eclipsed domestic vehicles. A little humility for the achievements of other nations is a healthy attitude. If anything it lessens the risk of useless wars.

[Steely Tom]

That’s true for now but the ISS is an international effort. It’s the biggest but probably not for long. The Chinese have advanced a lot in space in 20 years. Yes, they used other nations technology, but so did America with Operation Paperclip in the ruins of the Reich. I grew up in an era when “made in Japan” was supposed to be some kind of insult, and it was right up until their auto industry eclipsed domestic vehicles. A little humility for the achievements of other nations is a healthy attitude. If anything it lessens the risk of useless wars.

I agree with everything you say, and we must be of about the same age. In particular I agree with the last two sentences of your comment.

I surmise that you may perhaps have missed a key word in the comment — by BobL — to which I was responding.