Space Race is on Again with China

First they blow up a satellite, then we blow up a satellite.

They’re going to put a man on the moon, so we are going to put a man on the moon — again.

Let’s hope this Communist outpost in space is science fiction. It’s written by the illustrious “staff writers” at www.space-travel.com.

Chinese taikonauts (astronauts) may start a branch of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in space, said the country’s first taikonaut Yang Liwei. China now has a 14-strong astronaut team. The team members, including Yang himself, are all CPC members. “If China has its own space station, the taikonauts on mission will carry out the regular activities of a CPC branch in space in the way we do on earth, such as learning the Party’s policies and exchanging opinions on the Party’s decisions,” said Yang, a delegate to the on-going CPC national congress in Beijing.