[Brett66]

the American reaction would be to a Chinese space platform

Americans would be like, ho-hum, so what's on MTV?

They're getting ready to send Lance Bass of N'Sync to the ISS later this year. I hope that maybe,just maybe, this will be a "Sputnik moment" for this current generation. And once again, it's the Russians behind it. ;)

[RightWhale]

Lance Bass should go, everyone should go. There's only so many Major Toms, so interest will be fleeting.

[general_re]

They're getting ready to send Lance Bass of N'Sync to the ISS later this year.

In order to shove him out an airlock, I hope... ;)