When China lands taikonauts on the moon in 2029, the 80th anniversary of the revolution, the NY Times will have an article on page 6 stating that China is “catching up” to the US in the space race. Nothing about the GPS lunar satellite system that they already have orbiting the moon, or how the lunar return module can dock with the Tiangong Space Station. SpaceX will still be blowing up heavy rockets, while China is building a lunar science station.

Overtaking? The US is barely a speck in their rearview mirror by now.