Brandon J. Weichert, Washington Times: Biden cancels Elon Musk's adventures in space
New president is making his space policy increasingly clear: America will remain grounded for the time being
The United States is in a titanic struggle with the People’s Republic of China for the dominance of space.
Although the Americans have been to the moon and sent multiple, advanced probes to the surface of Mars, since the end of the Cold War, U.S. space policy has languished in neutral. Due to this, new competitors, namely China, have arisen to challenge the dominance of the Americans in the ultimate strategic high ground of space.
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WNU Editor: I was surprised when I read a few days ago that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered Mr. Musk to cancel the Starship prototype test. Developing new rockets have always resulted in failures before the design and engineering are perfected (see above video). But apparently in this case, it is the excuse to suspend it. This is also a complete reversal from the Trump administration and its policy of encouraging SpaceX to conduct their test flights. In any other country Elon Musk's space efforts would be applauded and promoted. Apparently not in the U.S. and under this administration.
