[Textide]

I'm no fan of communist regimes, but putting a man up in space and bringing him back again is a hell of a feat regardless of which nation does it. Not many can.

[pageonetoo]

well, if you have friends at Loral, and RadioShack/and many of the computer companies building their gps and communications equipment in your yard, (in China), and you have clinton/gore feeding you all of the technical parameters needed to build the engines, etal, then even a little boy in his back yard can do it!
Gravity will bring him back!

[bonesmccoy]

"not many can."

Yes, as a matter of fact, the Chinese are currently AHEAD of the US because we can't put a man in space unless we BUY the ticket on a Russian vehicle.

At this point, the Chinese have demonstrated the ability to put a man in space and we can't!