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China wants to catch up to US rockets in 2020 and then get nuclearspaceships in 2045
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November 18th 17, 12:59 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Alain Fournier[_3_]
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China wants to catch up to US rockets in 2020 and then getnuclear spaceships in 2045
On Nov/18/2017 at 5:51 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote :
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"China plans a fleet of nuclear carrier rockets and reusable hybrid-power carriers by the
mid-2040s. They will be ready for regular, large scale interplanetary flights, and carrying
out commercial exploration and exploitation of natural resources by the mid-2040s.
China plans to catch up with the United States on conventional rocket technology by
2020.
If Spacex and Elon Musk achieve fully reusable rockets with the Falcon 9 or the BFR in
the 2020-2022 timeframe then China would be 13-15 years behind if they hit their
target for reusable rockets in 2035.
By 2030, China will put astronauts on the moon and bring samples back from Mars."
See:
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/1...s-in-2045.html
China frequently 'plans' things that it just can't execute. They
'planned' to build 20 aircraft carriers in 20 years, too. They built
one.
I don't understand why nuclear thermal rockets are 'necessary'.
They are not necessary. Neither are fly-back reusable first stages.
But in the long run, once development costs are paid for, they can
make things cheaper. Once in orbit, high ISP is very useful.
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