China’s High Frontier

A leading indicator of national prestige and power is the ability to access and use outer space.

China has just made what Chairman Mao would call a “great leap forward” with its successful soft-landing of an unmanned rover on the lunar surface. The Communist Chinese reportedly intend ultimately to militarize earth’s moon, complete with a manned presence and missile deployments.

Meanwhile, the U.S. space program has been reduced to hopping rides – at exorbitant expense – on Russian rockets to visit an international space station. President Obama actually told the NASA director that his “foremost” mission is to make Muslim nations “feel good about their historic contribution to science.”

The Chinese intend to control space.  If we continue to accede to that ambition, it’s just a matter of time ’til we’re toast.