"Karl Hallowell" wrote in message
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"Dirk Bruere at Neopax" wrote in message
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"Abrigon Gusiq" wrote in message
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I know a bit like science fiction, but what is the plans and doctrine
with dealing with space related warfare?
Especially now that China (PRC) is working on a consistant manned
presense in space, with a possible space station in the next 5-10
years.

Having seen the US station FUBAR Spacehole One I doubt they'll want to
copy
that mistake.
They'll go straight for a moonbase.

Why? They should be able to demonstrate a large space station at a
fraction of the cost of ISS. Sounds like a cheaper political victory
than going to the Moon. They have to avoid the cost plus structure of
NASA bidding, the multilateral approach, and the constant redesigning
of the space station. If they can do that, then they should be able to
embarrass NASA quite handily.

Not as embarassing as going back to the moon before the US.
Most of the cost of a moonbase is getting off Earth, so it should not be
significantly more expensive than a space station if its done right.

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Dirk

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