| ▲ | ponector 4 hours ago | |
Achievements of SpaceX are enormous. But is US actually far ahead? Both China and EU have pretty much the same capabilities for space exploration. | ||
| ▲ | cmiles8 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
China is behind and making progress, but still hasn’t hit key milestone the US hit decades ago. The EU isn’t even close. | ||
| ▲ | philipwhiuk 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> 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. | ||